He's crying inside   Can't tear the hurt out   Life's rushing by   LIke and old movie backdrop   The radio's blasting   Song after song   About the big romance   That went all wrong      CHORUS      She says I just wanted to make you   I never meant to break you   He says Have some mercy on me   Do you have to be   Such a mercenary      She's scheming inside   Can't stop the wheels turning   Been through it before   There's no profit or learning   She's not really bad   Just a gold-plated heart   So scared to be alone   It rips her apart      CHORUS      She says I just wanted to make you   I never meant to break you   He says Have some mercy on me   Do you have to be   Such a mercenary