Story Behind The Song
Another song which unfolded without much conscious effort, as most of my best songs do.
Song Description
A wife is constantly left at home, looking after the baby, and she's slowly coming to realise, much against her will, that her husband is cheating on her.
| Song Length |
3:10 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Jazz - Lounge |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Composed, Cool |
Subject |
Suspicion, Sorrow |
| Similar Artists |
Elvis Costello, K.D. Lang |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Love Triangle
Alarms are ringing, and the baby's lying wet
But she didn't feel like getting up today.
She saw something last night that made her upset,
But it would be foolish to go and through it all away.
Chorus.
Well, haven't you guessed the part you've played
In this old fashioned love triangle yet
Haven't you read the script.
You're the fool that's left behind
To mind the baby and the family pet,
Well what a surprise.
The touch of a hand, disguised as the passing of a cigarette,
A lingering look you recognise from the past.
A few casual words, and the scene is quickly set.
I suspect you recognise the part you've been cast.
Chorus