The impact  The aftershave  The European ciggarettes    The taxi  The alcohol  That lingers on your breath    The lipstick  The street lamp  The woolen overcoat    The front desk  You tell yourself  It isn't over yet    Second best, oh, second best  I can learn to live with this  Plus, I really need a rest  After all, what's wrong with second best  What's wrong with second best    The motel  The distances  Cave into kisses, cold and wet    Familiar exchanges  Like needle pulling thread    The empty movements that once were so inspired  Desperate attempts to fan the flame without the fire    The matress creaks beneath  The symphony of misery and cum  Still, we lie jerking back and forth  And blurring into one    Second best, oh, second best  I can learn to live with this  Plus, I relaly need a rest  After all, what's wrong with second best  What's wrong with second best