Hall of Shame

I really hate to say that I was born to play this part
I'm the one to leave you hanging on the line
All I ever wanted, high and dry and haunted
By the ghost of all the love I left behind

So I called to say I'm sorry for changing up my mind
And some part of me dreamed to die
And when I dreamed that I was dying I was dying alone
And I was better off on my own

Baby, can't you see me? Come on, turn off the TV
And believe in me like I'm the golden girl
But I'm no Cleopatra, I'm a liar, I'm an actress
I'm a vicious vile of poison for the world

But I called to say I'm broken, and that's the honest truth
And I was tied on a rope to you
I had a dream that I was choking, I was battered and blue
And I was better off

Well sometimes I think the real me is lost somewhere at sea
With the mermaids and Columbus at her side
And every time she hears you singing sweetly, it's so clear
You can't break away from ever-changing tides

So when you're chasing every summit, don't forget my name
You'll know losing me is a winning game
If I had aces in my pocket I'd be feeling the same
Bad beat, put me in the hall of shame

You and I hit the highway a hundred times
I kind of like going for long drives without you now
Well maybe I'll do it my way 'til the day I die
I kind of like going for long drives without you now

I called because I miss you more than I can take
There's some dreams that I just can't shake
I left the method to my madness in the calm of your storm
And I thought you would keep me warm
I thought you would keep me warm