[Verse 1]
He smokes another cigarette
He's got the posture of an honest man
And now he's floating
Through my city
Got some quarters in his jeans

And he knows he's pretty
He's got the confidence
For these type of things
Somehow I pulled him
From the corner
Of a bar across the street

[Pre-Chorus]
And while I'm shades of flattered
At some good romance and manners
Oh I fear I'm doing better
With no hands to comfort me

[Chorus]
And I say it doesn't matter
I pretеnd love's Chutes and Ladders
I'll prеtend love's Chutes and Ladders
'Till the game stops playing me
[Verse 2]
He smokes another cigarette
This time I'm watching
From my lover's bed
Where spent a couple evenings
Though I never get much sleep

And I can't help thinking
Is this moving all too quick
I know I swore I wouldn't stick around
For more than just a week

[Pre-Chorus]
And while I'm shades of flattered
At some bedside table banter
Oh I fear I'm doing better
With no hands to comfort me

[Chorus]
And I say it doesn't matter
I pretend love's Chutes and Ladders
I'll pretend love's Chutes and Ladders
'Till the game stops playing me

[Bridge]
And he, he doesn't even notice it
That I'm sinking in way too deep
And he, he doesn't even keep it in
All those promises we would never keep
[Verse 3]
He smokes another cigarette
This time I'm sitting right across from him
At a table, at a park
Where we decide to meet

And now I'm choking
On the things I'll never say to him
'Cause I know he won't remember
All the things he said to me

[Pre-Chorus]
And while I'm shades of flattered
At some good romance and manners
Oh I fear I'm doing better
With no hands to comfort me

[Chorus]
And I say it doesn't matter
I pretend love's Chutes and Ladders
I'll pretend love's Chutes and Ladders
'Till the game stops playing me

[Outro]
He smokes another cigarette
And I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire
He smokes another cigarette
And I'm on fire
I'm on fire
I'm on fire