I'm being hopelessly optimistic—you're an honest crook

The poor reputation your love gets should make you look

It gets pretty ugly

I'm clearly misunderstood

I'm second best and that's pretty good 



I need extra time to see

If those plastic glasses are half full or half empty

It's a sure bet my life's an organized mess

But I'm second best and that's pretty good 



I have drawn a

I've drawn a

I've drawn a blank

All those years I was getting old

I can't remember though I must have been told

I was your only one a million times

If you told me once it was a lie 



It's after dark 

Must be light again

'Twas a near miss 

Must have hit 'em

He took everything all that glittered

He said “now then, we mustn't be bitter” 



It's a little big, but I guess my dream's okay

I can make it if I start today

We're alone together in this relation

Don't feel real, must be a genuine imitation 



I have drawn a

I've drawn a

I've drawn a blank

All those years I was getting old

I can't remember though I must have been told

I was your only one a million times

If you told me once it was a lie 



Fuzzy logic, you say, but who really cares

It's an exact estimation everywhere

I didn't realize but it's no good to be mad

I'm second best and that's pretty bad