I keep my nose clean, I keep my speech plain

I keep my promises, she twists the knife again

I shut my memory, I close my eyes and then

She takes another bite, she twists the knife again



She never leaves me my dignity

Makes a dunce of me in mixed company

No bygone can be a bygone

She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on



In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again

When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again

When I think I'm off the hook she gets me

She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again



I make my moves well, I let her tell me when

I walk a fine line, she twists the knife again

Just when the scar heals, just when the grip unbends

Just when her mind reels, she twists the knife again



She can give it out, she can't take it

She smells something bad, she has to rake it

I bring home my packet, my white-collar money

I'm in a fist fight, she thinks she's Gene Tunney



In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again

When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again

When I think I'm off the hook she gets me

She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again



She never leaves me my dignity

Makes a dunce of me in mixed company

No bygone can be a bygone

She throws the spanner in, she puts the screws on



In the middle of a kiss, she twists the knife again

When I get up off my knees, she twists the knife again

When I think I'm off the hook she gets me

She twists the knife again, she twists the knife again

She twists the knife again