I gambled with Laura In the Morrow Arcade But my tongue was confounded to reach her She went on distorting All the wishes we made My reactions astounded the creature She battled with everything she had And rattled me up against the lead mat 'Cause whenever there's anything that goes alright Laura lies Socially speaking We were peas in a pod We left all other darlings enraptured But the floorboards were creaking And the numbers were odd And our own private garden was captured By somebody different than her Somebody positively altered Somebody everybody would despise Laura lies I wasn't playing hard to get I just got tired of her bad bet She promised everything and no surprise Laura lies Laura lies Laura lies