many happy returns

when i accepted this job

i was resigned to my fate

when i got there early

she'd arrive late

you can say she's gone forever

or just sit tight and wait

she said i was unprincipled

that i was not the first

like the phoenix coming back

from the ashes

uh-huh

i know what's good

but i know what trash is

in the head-lights

in the highlights of her hair. hit the head lines

but she's not there: many happy returns

many happy returns

these are the lessons i could have learned

return. many happy returns

and these are the letters i should have burned

okay

i'm sad

not blue

okay

remember

all that matters to me now

is the message i sent her

like the world

spinning 'round

on its axis

uh-huh

i know democracy

but i know what's fascist

when she's gone

all i got to learn

is the law of diminishing return

when she's here

one thing i've found

things get better second time around

many happy returns

many happy returns

these are the lessons i could have learned

return. many happy returns

and these are the letters i should have burned

okay i'm sad

not blue

okay

remember

all that matters to me now

is the message i sent her

now she's gone

she's gone away

now she's gone forget her

coming back another day

if you'd only let her

now she's gone

she's gone away

but she's gone forget her

coming back another day

so why resurrect her?

many happy returns

many happy returns

these are the lessons i could have learned

return. many happy returns

and these are the letters i should have burned