"I Got Away With It" lyrics

Aberdeen pulled out his razor
Said Son, that was your only chance
He was connected directly by way of a wedding
To the woman who I'd asked to dance

My heart made a hole in the ceiling
And that woman felt warm and afraid
Too empty to fight I stepped into the night
And abandoned the mess I had made

And I got away with it

Who would've thought it so easy
Obtaining another heart's trust
I let her believe that I'd never leave
But the selfish, we do what we must

And I acted like some kind of stranger
When she desperately needed a friend
And I made such a mess out of all that was left
That it won't fit together again

And I got away with it

Goddamn I'm glad that's all over
The fightin' that we used to do
We'd cast the first stone before breakfast
And barely be standing by noon

I decided I couldn't do nothin'
When it came to changing your heart
So I stumbled along as if nothing was wrong
And thoughtlessly tore you apart

And I got away with it

I shouted out baby I'm sorry
But deep down knew the truth that I'd lied
And through the tortuous maze of those God-awful days
Here I am on the other side

And I got away with it