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What New Lovers Do

Written by Robbie Smith and Kathleen Glauser

You don’t want me I don’t love you
Who’s turn is it now to… be untrue?
We’ve both been thinking what new lovers do.

Your mind it’s off in some other space
My mind has already ditched this place
How long has it been since our last embrace?

Your left foot’s itchin to step outside
I could confront you – you’d only hide
We both need someone else by our side

You don’t want me and I don’t love you
Who’s turn is it now to… be untrue?
We’re too wrapped up in what new lovers do.
Break
We had our moments we shared some fun
But we both know it’s time to cut and run
No sense in doin’ what we’ve already done

We sensed it coming we already knew
We squeezed the dream but it wouldn’t come true
Saw thru each other saw what new lovers do

I can’t you know I can’t re-train my brain
No marriage counselor could stand the strain
The future’s callin’ us like some distant train

We’ve reached a point now of no return
If we keep driving now we’ll crash and we’ll burn
Our friends can stop saying “you’ll never learn”
You’ll never learn
I think we’ve learned (pause then extra bar drum build-up)

You don’t want me and I don’t love you
Who’s turn is it now to… be untrue?
We’ve both been thinking what new lovers do.
Break
No spirits aching – no black and blue
No hearts breaking let’s just say that we’re through
Cause we’re both thinkin’ what new lovers do

Your engine’s revved now – and so is mine
Cancel the flowers, no valentines
Head anywhere where the sun really shines

Your special friend has already showed
You made your choice at the fork in the road
The gravel’s flying – time to lighten my load

You don’t want me and I don’t love you
Who’s turn is it now to… be untrue?
We’re too wrapped up in what new lovers do

You don’t want me and I don’t love you
Who’s turn is it now to… be untrue?
We’ve both been thinkin what new lovers do
Both busy thinking what new lovers do
But, say, let’s keep in touch like old lovers do…(Huh?)