Old Girlfriends Songtext

Could they call your name much louder Those sirens on the shore Arresting your attention Standing easy by the door Deny them if you want to Defy them if you dare Just when you thought you'd shelved them In the cupboard marked 'Beware!' Out of the then, Into the now Ghost who'll make the most of every morsel you'll allow them Though we know you've changed so much since then They'll get you in the end They're your old girlfriends Do you think you could avoid them As you skim from page to page These permanent reminders That you never act your age There's traps in every dedication Bombs in every drawer Strands of hair (Unfair! Unfair!) Now tripwires on the floor Out of the then, Into the now Ghosts who'll make the most of every morsel you'll allow them Though we know you've changed so much since then They'll get you in the end They're your old girlfriends (Ladies from Hades) There are habits that we cast aside And ones we can't unlearn Some crap we do not deserve But most of it we earn