Stay with me when I try to tell you how it is Become the one that knows it all And you will never miss Too early for leaving and too late to make friends You checked in to Astoria and ran up quite a bill and then At Betty Ford, you saw his will You fixed him up with sweeter pills You stood in line, you took his hand And swore to stay forever Black widow with sparkling eyes Blows a poisoned kiss Set them up and you suck them dry That's your only wish Too early for leaving and too late to make friends Your touch was unforgiving And you can not make amends You were sublime The perfect crime You slipped a pill into his wine And every day, you had your way But swore to stay forever Now your life is easy When you're back out on the street Musicals on Broadway and you're buying front row seats Meet him at the station Whoever's next in line Pockets full of money And an ocean full of wine Couldn't have been more discreet Could have been me You were sublime The perfect crime You slipped a pill into his wine And every day, you had your way But swore to stay forever