[Verse]

He wears commitment like a coat of arms

A fragile weight for him to bear

It's in the stricture of her nascent charm

It hangs between them everywhere

[Chorus]

You slip

And put another rubber bullet in my back again

You slip, you slip

You slip

And put another rubber bullet in my back again

You slip, you slip

[Verse]

Fate dances on a pliable line that keeps love apart

From all that enmity could bare

He feels the ache of her effulgent heart

And so resolves to disappear

And so I carry on

To Bayonne, Bayonne, Bayonne

Where my anatomy can sooner find alacrity

To set me apart from it all

For feeling far too much, too young

[Chorus]

You slip

And put another rubber bullet in my back again

You slip, you slip

You slip

And put another rubber bullet in my back again

You slip, you slip

[Outro]

Always be suspicious when they put their arms around you

And they tell you they're delighted to see you

(x4)

[Chorus]

You slip

And put another rubber bullet in my back again

You slip, you slip

(x4)