Maureen McGovern - Something I Thought I'd Never Do lyrics

Too many times,

I've sat across a table

Lending a sympathetic ear

Knowing exactly what I'll hear

Concealing my impatience

With a friend who falls apart

Who's let some guy walk off with her heart

He's gone, she can't forget, it's nothing new

Depending upon your point of view

So many times,

Women have a weakness

For building their lives around a man

Something I never understand

But you and I were different

We were free to come and go

Until you left for good, how could I know?

The tears, the wasted time, the longing for you

Something I thought I'd never do

My days are filled with the worst clichés

I watch the phone and dare it not to ring

Imagining your call and what I'd say

Eating alone is worse than anything

Except...are those footsteps in the hall?

The friends I see

Tell me time is healing

Everyone tries to be so kind

Kindness could make me lose my mind

I sit up late at night

And watch old movies on TV

Though I could never tell you what I see

Sometimes, sometimes, I cry the whole night through

Something, it's something

Something I thought I'd never do