I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plain 
I keep my promises, she twists the knife again 
I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then 
She takes another bite, she twists the knife again 

She never leaves me my dignity 
Makes a dunce of me in mixed company 
No bygone can be a bygone 
She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on 

In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again 
When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again 
When I think I'm off the hook she gets me 
She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again 

I make my moves well, I let her tell me when 
I walk a fine line, she twists the knife again 
Just when the scar heals, just when the grip unbends 
Just when her mind reels, she twists the knife again 

She can give it out, she can't take it 
She smells something bad, she has to rake it 
I bring home my packet, my white-collar money 
I'm in a fist fight, she thinks she's Gene Tunney 

In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again 
When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again 
When I think I'm off the hook she gets me 
She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again 

She never leaves me my dignity 
Makes a dunce of me in mixed company 
No bygone can be a bygone 
She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on 

In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again 
When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again 
When I think I'm off the hook she gets me 
She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again 
She twists the knife again
  I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plain 
I keep my promises, she twists the knife again 
I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then 
She takes another bite, she twists the knife again 

She never leaves me my dignity 
Makes a dunce of me in mixed company 
No bygone can be a bygone 
She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on 

In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again 
When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again 
When I think I'm off the hook she gets me 
She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again 

I make my moves well, I let her tell me when 
I walk a fine line, she twists the knife again 
Just when the scar heals, just when the grip unbends 
Just when her mind reels, she twists the knife again 

She can give it out, she can't take it 
She smells something bad, she has to rake it 
I bring home my packet, my white-collar money 
I'm in a fist fight, she thinks she's Gene Tunney 

In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again 
When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again 
When I think I'm off the hook she gets me 
She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again 

She never leaves me my dignity 
Makes a dunce of me in mixed company 
No bygone can be a bygone 
She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on 

In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again 
When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again 
When I think I'm off the hook she gets me 
She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again 
She twists the knife again