Standard (EADGBE)

They say all’s fair in love and war

 But this war’s not fair and my heart’s still sore

Who the hell are they anyway

The ones who say tomorrow’s just another day

 And there are plenty more fish in the sea

Not for me

I’m finding I’m someone different these days

Tired of clichés tired of old wives’ tales

There’s not an aphorism made that can hold me back

Why won’t you hold me back like you used to do

Don’t tell me it’s not me if it’s not you

And when I leave the house

They want to know why I’m alone

Why I’m the only lost and lonely soul alive today

So they say

So why do they keep talking at me

Telling me that I’m the one who’s wrong

One size fits all would seem to be their thinking’s lowdown

But it barely works for socks why would it work for mental breakdowns

And they say you’ll never love me

The way that I love you

But they’ve not been right so far

So I think that I’ll continue to