Listen, babe, I think it's time for me to come clean I mean I haven't been the most faithful And I don't know how else to say this plain and simple I been cheatin', believe me This isn't easy especially since you've been so good to me The hardest thing I've ever done is tellin' you You're not the only one, just understand this You made a man outta ignorance And like a boy I toyed with innocence This double lives not worth livin' Not givin' more to her and I apologize And it's all part of the game It's just the same old thing with a different name And we can try and drown the pain But we both swim too well, to submerge ourselves And I'm tired of the shame Of bein' the fool, too cool to maintain two dames And all I need is time Please forgive me, darling, the blame's all mine When I come home to you with open arms Insist on pressin' on my overcoat The alcohol and still cigarette smoke I know you've been skeptical, I play it off like you're delusional The fact is that I'm losin' you And I'm scared, she doesn't want me The way I need her to know, she doesn't want me The way I need her to I'm pleading with the judge on my knees God, please just make these charges go away And it's all part of the game It's just the same old thing with a different name And we can try and drown the pain But we both swim too well, to submerge ourselves And I'm tired of the shame Of bein' the fool, too cool to maintain two dames And all I need is time Please forgive me, darling, the blame's all mine Girl, I promise I'll do my best to impress the jury 'Cause when the smoke settles and one of us falls to the dirt It was worth all of the hurt and if not let's cut our losses 'Cause you crossed the line, thinkin' I'd choose you over music That's just stupid, this whole situations bogus Especially since I'm so focused From the beginning to the end And we in with these friends Unfortunately this is hopeless Did my best to juggle both of you Struggled but I'm still here holdin' you Tie the man up, stand up, put your hands up If you understand what I'm goin' through And it's all part of the game It's just the same old thing with a different name And we can try and drown the pain But we both swim too well, to submerge ourselves And I'm tired of the shame Of bein' the fool, too cool to maintain two dames And all I need is time Please forgive me, darling, the blame's all mine