For those like me who don’t listen to Alanis

You oughta know:

I want you to know

That I’m happy for you

I wish nothing, but

The best for you both

An older version of me

Is she perverted like me?

Would she go down on you in a theatre?

Does she speak eloquently?

And would she have your baby?

I’m sure she’d make a really excellent mother

'Cause the love that you gave that we made

Wasn’t able to make it enough for you to be open wide

No, and every time you speak her name

Does she know how you told

Me you’d hold me until you died?

'Til you died, but you’re still alive

And I’m here, to remind you

Of the mess you left when you went away

It’s not fair, to deny me

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know

You seem very well

Things look peaceful

I’m not quite as well

I thought you should know

Did you forget about me Mr. Duplicity?

I hate to bug you in the middle of dinner

But it was a slap in the face

How quickly I was replaced

And are you thinking of me when you fuck her

'Cause the love that you gave that we made

Wasn’t able to make it enough for you to be open wide

No, and every time you speak her name

Does she know how you told me

You’d hold me until you died?

'Til you died, but you’re still alive

And I’m here, to remind you

Of the mess you left when you went away

It’s not fair, to deny me

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know

'Cause the joke that you laid in the bed that was me

And I’m not gonna fade as soon as you close your eyes

And you know it

And every time I scratch my nails

Down someone else’s back, I hope you feel it

Now can you feel it?

'Cause I’m here, to remind you

Of the mess you left when you went away

It’s not fair to deny me

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know

Why I’m here, to remind you

Of the mess you left when you went away

It’s not fair, to deny me

Of the cross I bear that you gave to me

You, you, you oughta know