The problem is all inside your head
She said to me
The answer is easy if you

Take it logically
I'd like to help you in your struggle
To be free

There must be fifty ways
To leave your lover


She said it's really not my habit
To intrude
Furthermore, I hope my meaning

Won't be lost or misconstrued
But I'll repeat myself
At the risk of being crude

There must be fifty ways
To leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover


You just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan

You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just get yourself free



Hop on the bus, Gus
You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key, Lee
And get yourself free


She said it grieves me so
To see you in such pain
I wish there was something I could do

To make you smile again
I said I appreciate that
And would you please explain

About the fifty ways

She said why don't we both

Just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning
You'll begin to see the light

And then she kissed me
And I realized she was probably right
There must be fifty ways

To leave your lover
Fifty ways to leave your lover