Second Best Shoulder

Verse 1:
She told me, finally
It seemed to pour out when she tilted her head against
Her second best shoulder
'Cause the first one was too good for this

And I had to act like I was taken back
'Cause I couldn't find an honest way to respond to that
And I understand her words
At least that's what I told her

Verse 2:
And out she laid a laundry list of her complaints
And I'd be lying if I said that I was listening
I didn't want bullet points of where I went wrong
So I nodded when she took a breath or when she would pause

And I would say nothing basically
And I hated all the ways she tried to make her case to me
And I understand her words
At least that's what I told her

Bridge:
And I never thought honesty would be a policy that's not for me
Or that there's things I shouldn't touch
And I found that on both counts the truth can be a brutal thing
And you can tell someone too much

And I hate to give up on all that I built up to all my ideals
But there she was in front of me
The same without the sympathy

Verse 3:
She told me, everything
And then she sat up, and unclenched her hands then she
Motioned, as if to say to me
That he was waiting for her in the back

And I faked a face, and smiled her to his way
And took it sitting down in every way
And I'm happy for the girl
At least that's what I told her

And that's when I knew
The worst part of being second best is you still lose
And I'm happy that he's first
At least that's what I told her

Music and lyrics by Jay Legaspi
Copyright 2005 Jay Legaspi Music