The door stood wide open, he knew there was something wrong He ran through the house and found that she was gone It looked like a Texas twister had cut a path through there He found these words in lipstick on the bathroom mirror There's a snake in the house and he's been shedding skin Leaving behind signs of where he's been Now, I'm telling you, if it's the last things that you do There's a snake in the house, get it out Now, right below these words, piled up in the sink He saw his shirt with lipstick on it, the color cheap and pink And the bill from a room that he'd signed Mr. Smith But the way he signs a dotted line is something she can't miss There's a snake in the house and he's been shedding skin Leaving behind signs of where he's been Now, I'm telling you, if it's the last things that you do There's a snake in the house, get it out Ain't no way around it, it's the poison kind Just one bite could kill true love every time There's a snake in the house and he's been shedding skin Leaving behind signs of where he's been Now, I'm telling you, if it's the last things that you do There's a snake in the house, get it out Now, I'm telling you, make this the last thing that you do And before I get back, get out