I paid all my dues And she wanted to know That I'd never leave her Now I'm ready to go As strange as it seems She's endless to me She's just like paperwork but harder to read Patience's my enemy Loving's my friend It's harder to leave with my heart on my sleeve Than to stay and just pretend Oh she, knows me so well Oh she, knows me like I know myself I made all my plans And as she has made hers She kept me in mind But I wasn't sure I searched every room For a way to escape But every time I try to leave she keeps holding on to me for delight And blocking my way Patience's my enemy Loving's my friend It's harder to leave with my heart on my sleeve Than to stay and just pretend Oh she, knows me so well Oh she, knows me like I know myself And like the back of her hand she already understands everything "Won't you stay" she says And she already knows how it goes And where she stands I'll stay, anyway 'Cause she knows me so well Oh she, knows me like I know myself Oh she, knows me so well Oh she, knows me like I know myself I know myself Oh she, knows me like I know myself I know myself I know myself I know myself