[Verse 1]
Started out like it always starts
Try to hold the hunger back
You don't anticipate a broken heart
Can't see nothing but the track
A diamond earring in a Bowery bed
You kicked your shoes across the floor
Do you regret the things that went unsaid
Or have you heard it all before?

[Chorus]
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way

[Verse 2]
It ended like it always ends
Somebody crying on the phone
You tell each other you can still be friends
You both know you're on your own
My own behavior was a shock to me
I never thought I'd have the nerve
I hope you're sleeping through the night, Eileen
I hope they're grading on the curve
[Chorus]
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
That's your way

[Verse 3]
Somebody broke my heart once
And I was useless for a week
I didn't leave my apartment
I didn't eat, I didn't speak
But then I found the letter she wrote
Against the wall behind the bed
It said, "Forever is a dead man's joke"
And that's the only thing it said

[Chorus]
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
That's your way