So you say you gotta hole in your life
well baby what am i supposed to say
now you're begging me how can I leave you
when you're beggin me to stay
Now you're looking at me baby with your cocaine eyes
but this should come as no surprise
How did things get this way
how did things baby get this way
So you say you got no one at all if i turn and walk away from you
keep crying to me not let you fall well what the hell am i supposed to do
Now you're starin' at me baby with your blood shot eyes
does this really come as a surprise -
your asking me
Hhow did things get this way -
how did things ever get this way
We're just wasting precious time
you went your way now i'll go mine
now you're staring at me baby with your sad, sad eyes
does this really come as a surprise - i'm asking you
How did things ever get this way
how did things ever get this way
I gotta know
how did things get this way, way
oh tell me baby
how did things get this way
you keep on asking me
how did things ever get this way, way, way
oh won't you tell me now,
how did things get this way, way way,
oh what the hell am i supposed to be doin' babe, doin doin doin ....