I lied and told her I loved her,
  She didn't care, but anyway
  I told her we'd still be friends,
  And she didn't care, but anyway
  I tried last week for to call her,
  She wasn't home, but anyway
  I think I'll spend my life alone,
  I really don't care right now, but anyway
    It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions
  The kind of thing that you must understand
  I tell you one thing; you tell me another
  We walk away, maybe then shake hands
    I'm quitting cigarette smoking
  It's bad for me, but anyway
  I don't think the TV was joking
  When it told me this, but anyway
  The newsman said not to sit on strange toilet seats
  It's my life he's trying to save, but anyway
  I found out that I've got eye cancer
  Too many television waves, but anyway
    It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions
  The kind of thing that you must understand
  I tell you one thing; you tell me another
  We walk away, maybe then shake hands
    Some day an answer will find us
  Quite a long shot, but anyway
  I think the past, the past is behind us
  Be real confusing if not, but anyway
  I put all my hope in tomorrow
  It's gonna be great, I can tell but anyway
  I see a new, a new day a dawning
  I like to sleep late, oh well, but anyway
    It's a state of affairs and a state of emotions
  The kind of thing that you must understand
  I tell you one thing; you tell me another
  We walk away, maybe then shake hands