I've been contemplating suicide But it really doesn't suit my style So I guess I'll just act bored instead And contain the blood I would've shed She makes me feel so ill at ease Oh, my heart is really on its knees But I keep a poker face so well Not even mother could've tell 'Cause my baby's so vain, she is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a permanent shiver Down my spine Down my spine ♪ I wear her photograph against my heart For in my life she plays a starring part Of alcohol and cigarettes There is no room for cheap regrets She makes me feel so ill at ease Oh, my heart is really on its knees But I keep a poker face so well Not even mother could've tell 'Cause my baby's so vain, she is almost a mirror And the sound of her name sends a permanent shiver Down my spine Down my spine