Pawn Takes Rook

Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday’s best You stopped asking if I got there yet I've thought up every way to tell you “no.” And why you shouldn't go alone And why I shouldn't go alone You were so much better than me: Polite and right and some straight teeth Find someone that will make you love yourself as much As I loved you It's a goddamn shame that you ever changed your name I'm the pawn and you're the rook and you played me like a crook I never wanted it to end this way You wanted some change and you changed what you want: “Tall, dark, and handsome…” I am being blunt Bound and gagged and hands were cuffed Now you only call when things get rough I told you how you're wrong, I kept it clean The coffee table talks and a blank TV screen I preached life and what it means How I'm a terrible man It's ingrained in my genes and it doesn't mean shit to me…