my ex-girlfriend's boyfriend's got a band
he writes love songs about her
& from what i understand
he's the expert now at takin' off her clothes
he's got two songs on the radio
i wish i'd written those
my ex-girlfriend's boyfriend's got a band

my ex-girlfriend's boyfriend's got a band
he writes love songs about her
even i can understand
& he's got a certain something i suppose
his new song's on the radio
& this is how it goes:
(this is him singing)

i don't want to live in this world anymore
i don't want to live in this world anymore
(he doesn't wanna live in this world anymore)
where will i find true love?
(where will he find true love?)

my ex-girlfriend naked on the sand
a summer's day two years ago
when i was still her man
i was the expert then at takin' off her clothes
& that's all ancient history
& that's the way it goes
but i've been working on my keyboards
(yeah right)
practising guitar
& takin' lots of bass lessons
to expand my repertoire
& my new girlfriend my new girlfriend
my new girlfriend my new girlfriend
my new girlfriend my new girlfriend
my new girlfriend my new girlfriend [etc]
my new girlfriend's boyfriend's got a band