Don't let a dog sleep on the bed
Don't hold an umbrella when it's rainin' on her head
Don't pick her up, don't hold the door
And when she's feelin' insecure

Never tell her that you're sorry, let her cry herself to sleep
Make a home you'll never live in, make a promise you won't keep
Always ask her for the universe when she gives you the world
I'm tellin' you that's how, that's how you lose the girl

Tell her you need some time alone
After she asks you who's the girl that's in your phone
And when you know it's nearly end
Don't take the blame, don't make amends

Coldly walk out, turn your back and leave her cryin' at the door
Then you call her two months later, missin' what you had before
Tell her: This time will be different, knowin' damn well you ain't sure
I'm tellin' you that' how, that's how you lose the girl
Oh, that's how, that's how you lose the girl

Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh

Heard that you got somebody new
I doubt she'll hang around long as I did with you
And when she's slippin' through your hands
If you wanna make sure she ain't comin' back again

Let her go out in the world and let her find somebody new
Who holds on a little tighter, treats her much better than you
And now that she knows real love, lookin' back no longer hurts
I'm tellin' you that's how, that's how you lose the girl

Oh, that's how, that's how you lost the girl