We cheat on our friends with rhyme and reason As surely as the leaves change with the seasons For love or money, or sometimes both Let's hope this fire burns without smoke In the garden; in the rain You no longer loved him I whispered your name In the garden; in the rain Swift, knowing looks The rules of the game Cupid's leering; let the game begin He shoots the arrow, and our lives spin Poison flows through our viper hearts Put down our knives and raise a glass (chorus) Let the blinds hold in the night Or let a candle be our only light We whisper words, but are they true? Let's be naá¯ve, me and you (chorus) In the rain, by the tower door Said we would love forever We lied, of course In the rain, by the tower door We'd never betray each other We did, of course In the rain