Let Me Down Easy

Hello

I was runnin' off, tryin' not to fall
Someone said, "'Scuse me man, you got a call"
This voice I never heard before was on the other end

It was the telephone lady, I needed to pay my bill
She said in a soft and open trill
I fell so hard, but I knew soon she'd be gone again

Incoming isolation
Thank god for predestination
You know me, I always take it in stride

Do you wear your hair long or keep it short
Do you leave in Utah or off the coast of Cape Horn
We could meet up on a drawbridge somewhere in between

Or hell, I'll just come your way
Our first date could be on the Champs Élysées
Then later you can break my heart on a stranger's trampoline

Incoming isolation
Thank god for masturbation
You know me, I always take it in stride

Just let me down easy, let me down good
I saw it coming even before you could
Let me down easy, and I'll be gone

And while I'm off on my unruly dream
You're talking about some unlimited plan
And I'm walking back to our houseboat on the Thames
When I find you in bed with another man

I shake my head, I should have known
I walk backwards hoping that time will come along
You say, "Is there anything else that I can help you with"

Just let me down easy, let me down good
I saw it coming even before you could
Let me down easy, and I'll be gone

But why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say, why didn't you say

But why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say, why didn't you say

Is there anything else I can do for you

Just let me down easy, let me down good
I saw it coming even before you could
Let me down easy, and I'll be gone

Just let me down easy, let me down good
(But why didn't you say something)
I saw it coming even before you could
(Why didn't you say something)
Let me down easy, and I'll be gone
(Why didn't you say, why didn't you say)

Just let me down easy, let me down good
(But why didn't you say something)
I saw it coming even before you could
(Why didn't you say something)
Let me down easy, and I'll be gone
(Why didn't you say, why didn't you say)

Why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say, why didn't you say

Oh yes, one more thing, can I take one more second of your time
Totally unrelated, back to those first few years when we dated
Oh man, what a life, before you got faded
I quit my job, we were ready for the world
Oh yes, one more thing, one thing on my mind
My grandmother's ring on the fourth of July
Keep it if you like, wear it if you may
Oh, she would have liked you better anyway

But why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say something
Why didn't you say something else