drivin home this evening i coulda sworn we had it all worked out you had this boy believin way beyond the shadow of a doubt then i heard it on the street i heard you mighta found somebody new well who is he baby who is he and tell me what he means to you i took it all for granted but how was i to know that you d be letting go now it cuts like a knife but it feels so right it cuts like a knife but it feels so right there s times i ve bin mistaken there s times i thought i d bin misunderstood so wait a minute darlin can t you see we did the best we could this wouldn t be the first time things have gone astray now you ve thrown it all away now it cuts like a knife but it feels so right it cuts like a knife but it feels so right