i'm the man who came to dinner

said i wasn't stopping long

i brought a present wrapped in misery

and a bottle of sad songs

you still said

come on in

make yourself at home

would you like a drink

let me take your coat



i stand well back in the corner

with a sneer on my face

i've got the weight of the world on my shoulders

ready to fall on this place



and i felt like one of the family

and i could be whoever i want to be



i took you down to the sea

and let you swim in deep blue water

sunk your suspicions but then

you couldn't get back to the shore



come on in

make yourself at home

would you like a drink

let me take your coat


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