who knows if it'll work this time

yeah but you said you were willing

to give it a try

and who knows if I will just stay in the back

can't you see that I'm holding on here to a heart attack



yeah but when my breath goes and my knees ache

you can be sure that there's rain comin' and I

like it that way



I like it that way

I like it that way



yeah but I'm a storyteller

but I'm the worst kind

cause I'm the kind that makes you believe in love



yeah I'm the kind that sits back patiently

just waiting for the kill

you know that I'm the girl in the corner

and I'm holding your eyes still.



but I like it that way

I like it that way

I like it that way, yeah

yeah, I like it that way



hey, but it's my cross to bear

and my cross to carry

so I'm gonna leave it there

baby, at the bottom of the stairs,

and I'm gonna get it later

when it's more convenient and when I'm a little

less conceited

and I have got time to spare

oh, when I have got time to spare



but I like it that way, yeah

I like it that way, yeah



who knows if it'll work this time

yeah but you said that you were willin

to give me a try



and I like it that way

yeah, I like it that way