I've been drinking all through summer 
I guess I've had a laugh 
I've had every kind of fun I could have had 

Looking at my crowd tonight 
There's a sober kind of sparkle in their eyes 
That I don't like 

'Cause everybody knows she [bad word] back 
The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that 

I'm a man of reputation in this rocker's town 
I have lived it up so long I'll never live it down 
Every back room bet I've made 
Every all night thrill room-service bill I've paid 
Looks cheap today 

'Cause everybody knows she [bad word] back 
The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that 

I took a chemical vacation in my head 
But now I'm back here at the station with a [bad word] of regret 

Thought I found myself a frequency beyond her voice 
But the memories keep breaking through the noise 
So brother, send a ship for me before I wash upon the shore of clarity 
I can see 

That everybody knows she [bad word] back 
The buttons on my clothes are as plain to see as that 

Yeah, everwhere I go, there are ghosts of what I had 
Like the buttons on my clothes, they are everywhere I'm at