She gets by with saying I'm sorry
While I get stuck with a broken heart
Women get away with a lot of things
And it happens right from the start

She's had a really good life
While I'm still waiting on the lottery
She made somebody else a really good wife
And I have to pretend it doesn't bother me

She says she didn't know till recently
How I loved her so
So she offers a little smile of pity
Now how is that suppose to soften such a terrible blow

She gets by with saying I'm sorry
And I'm the oldest clown of all
Women get by with a lot of things
As they hang home sweet home on the wall