I can hear the couple
Fighting right next door
Their angry words sound clear
Through these thin walls

Around midnight I heard him
Shout: "unfaithful woman"
And I knew right then
The axe was gonna fall

It's because of me
It's because of me

I heard him shout: "who is he?"
She mumbled low
He said: "baby, don't you
Lie to me no more."

And I'm listening through
These thin walls silence shame
As he called out my name
I was right next door

It's because of me
It's because of me
Because of me
It's because of me

Oh, she was right next door and
I'm such a strong persuader
She was just another
Notch on my guitar

She's gonna lose the man
That really loves her
In the silence I can hear
Their breaking hearts
Oh, whoh

At daybreak I hear him pack
And say goodbye
I can hear him slam
The door and walk away

Right next door I hear
That woman starts to cry
I should go to her
But what would I say

It's because of me
It's because of me
Because of me, yeah

She was right next door and
I'm such a strong persuader
She was just another
Notch on my guitar

She's gonna lose the man
That really loves her
In the silence I can hear
Their breaking hearts

Oh, she was right next door and
And I'm such a strong persuader, yeah
She was just another
Notch on my guitar

She's gonna lose the man
That really loves her
In the silence I can hear
Their breaking hearts