The insults and the punches flew Just like they always had I knocked her down and left the room But she came running back And I said: Hey look around Hey look in your mirror Lay your ego down It'll get so much clearer Why continue to push and pull And punish each other When it would be so much easier To just find another lover Now you're feelin' cold Hey baby I'm on fire And I'm losin' control Because you've got no desire And so we go sparring through the night Like to lightweight contenders The flames have gone out Let's extinguish the embers Put up the flag And lay down your weapon This perpetual battle royal here Is a long way from heaven Call it a mistake Or call it whatever Let's just call it off Better late than never Now I've got you And you've got me But we've got no manners at all We're still counting down to ecstasy When some courtesy's all the situation wants And that's so hard So you keep the car And all the passionate letters They won't get you that far They won't make it no better And maybe someday Some other time We can try this again Maybe someday these flamin' hearts Will learn how to be friends But right now Put up the flag And lay down your weapon ...