Her green plastic watering can
For her fake Chinese rubber plant
In the fake plastic earth
That she bought from a rubber man
In a town full of rubber plans
To get rid of itself

It wears her out, it wears her out
It wears her out, it wears her out

She lives with a broken man
A cracked polystyrene man
Who just crumbles and burns
He used to do surgery
For girls in the eighties
But gravity always wins

It wears him out, it wears him out
It wears him out, it wears him out

She looks like the real thing
She tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love
But I can't help the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
If I just turn and run

It wears me out, it wears me out
It wears me out, it wears me out

If I could be who te wanted
If I could be who te wanted all the time

All the time...
All the time...

How come I end up where I started?
How come I end up where I went wrong?
Won't take my eyes off the ball again
te reel me out then te cut the string

How come I end up where I started?
How come I end up where I went wrong?
I won't take my eyes off the ball again
First te reel me out and then te cut the string

te used to be alright
What happened?
Did the cat get your tongue?
Did your string come undone?

One da one
One da one
It comes to us all
It's as soft as your pillow

te used to be alright
What happened
Et cetera, et cetera
Fads for whatever
Fifteen steps
Then a sheer drop

How come I end up where I started?
How can I end up where I went wrong?
Won't take my eyes off the ball again
te reel me out and te cut the string