You ask me my opinion, you come for some advice
You come to me for solace, to wipe your crying eyes
You say he s slipping under, and it s just as you feared
But I can t help but wonder what the hell you re doing here

So maybe could I stay the night
In the morning it ll be all right
He doesn t even have to know
Sucker, paybacks, way to go

A cold and lonely winter and you ve been blowin up
Faithful saints and sinners bleed into your cup
You ll hold your heart for no one, but no one s showing up
To keep your pain from growing, it takes me to cheer you up

I m keeping my distance but you keep pushing near
But there s something missing, guess I ll take my place here
In the middle, middle of it all
And I swore that I d never get stuck in this place
But it s so hard to weather your falling tears and lace
In the middle, middle, middle

So maybe could I stay the night
In the morning it ll be all right
He doesn t even have to know
Sucker, paybacks, way to go

I m keeping my distance but you keep pushing near
But there s something missing, guess I ll take my place here
In the middle, middle of it all
And I swore that I d never get stuck in this place
But it s so hard to weather your falling tears and lace