[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus]
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 and she puts the screws on

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
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
Well, then her mind reels
She twists the knife again
[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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

[Guitar Solo]

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
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