I'll always drag with me from my past
But I'll horde all this to myself

To come up with an answer
And I'm searching all windows for a last minute present
For someone small and frail and plastic, baby
Half a moon in the sky tonight, bright enough

Feeling like a lie about to be revealed
'Cause cheap is how I feel

If he's out tonight he must be truly down
It's not the smell in here that gets to me, it's the lights
And the sound of clinking bottles is the one sure thing

My love grows a little stronger
I hate the shadows that they cast
Your body for my soul, fair swap
To the question why is it that every time I see you
'Cause cheap is how I feel
I think I'll find a pair of eyes tonight, to fall into

But your memory leaves my stomach churning
And when a bum asks you for a quarter, you give a dollar
And maybe strike a deal
'Cause cheap is how I feel
To prove to you what I said was real