The problem is all inside your head
She said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically
I'd like to help you in your struggle
to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover
She said it's really not my habit to intrude
Furthermore,
I hope my meaning won't be lost
or misconstrued
But I'll repeat myself at the risk
of being crude
There must be fifty ways
to leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover
You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
and get yourself free
Ooh, slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just listen to me
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
and get yourself free
She said it grieves me so
to see you in such pain
I wish there was something I could do
to make you smile again
I said I appreciate that and would you
please explain about the fifty ways
She said why don't we both
just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning
you'll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me and I realized
she probably was right
There must be fifty ways
to leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover
You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free
Or you hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
Just drop off the key, Lee
and get yourself free
Slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just listen to me
Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much
(Just drop off the key, Lee)
and get yourself free