We've been here before   Like a book I read in the hall that leads to your door   And my words hang in the air   Like the smoke when I spoke to you      And I said before you come to bed   Take off your ring   My heart's on a thread   And love's on a shoestring      And I've been down to the wire   That's the way my luck has been   But I can't put out this fire   Let the loser win      I still look for your face   On the overcoat I used to walk to your place   It's good to know that you're doing well   Did you hear, was it clear to you?      When I said before you come to bed   Take off your ring   My heart's on a thread   And love's on a shoestring      And when I look in your eyes   I can hear them sing   There are no ties   With love on a shoestring      And I said before you come to bed   Take off your ring   My heart is on a thread   And love's on a shoestring      And when I look in your eyes   I can hear them sing   There are no ties   With love on a shoestring      There are no ties   With love on a shoestring