[Verse 1]
Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday’s best
You stopped asking if I got there yet
I've thought up every way to tell you “no.”
And why you shouldn't go alone
And why I shouldn't go alone

[Chorus]
You were so much better than me:
Polite and right and some straight teeth
Find someone that will make you love yourself as much as I loved you

It's a goddamn shame that you ever changed your name
I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

[Verse 2]
You wanted some change and you changed what you want:
“Tall, dark, and handsome…”
I am being blunt
Bound and gagged and hands were cuffed
Now you only call when things get rough

[Chorus]
You were so much better than me:
Polite and right and some straight teeth
Find someone that will make you love yourself as much as I loved you
It's a goddamn shame that you ever changed your name
I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way
It's a goddamn, it's a goddamn...
I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

[Verse 3]
I told you how you're wrong, I kept it clean
The coffee table talks and a blank TV screen
And I preached life and what it means
How I'm a terrible man
It's ingrained in my genes
It doesn't mean shit to me…

[Outro]
It's a goddamn, it's a goddamn...
I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way
It's a goddamn shame
I'm the pawn and you're the rook, and you played me like a crook
I never wanted it to end this way

Friday night, dressed up in your Sunday’s best
You stopped asking if I got there yet