You call her up on the telephone
 You say, "I miss you when I'm all alone"
 She says, "I'm sorry but I'm moving on"
 I found somebody else while you were gone

 She says, don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way

 Sweet freedom of a foreign girl
 You took a trip all around the world
 Broke a promise for a heavenly thrill
 You said I do when you meant I will

 You said don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way

 Hitched a ride on a private plane
 You might have turned the tide back gone against the grain
 Stole easy money from your best friend
 Kind of knew you'd never see him again

 And then to kill some time you went to war
 Didn't even know what you were fighting for
 You were so young with prospects so poor
 Now what you've [bad word] no one can be sure

 You're still saying don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way

 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way

 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way

 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way

 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way
 Don't take it that way
 Don't take it, don't take it that way