Something Up My Sleeve (Live at ACM Awards 1993)

[Intro: Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Both]
She gets the house and garden
He'll take the boat and the car
Both our hearts have harden
To the way things are
We're not quite sure what happened
We didn't see it slip away
There wasn't any big problem
We just forgot to pay attention

[Verse 1: Suzy Bogguss]
I can't go on, the feeling's gone, I don't know where
I reach down deep inside of my heart, there's nothing there
I know I can't stay with him
Still I don't want to leave
I wish I had something up my sleeve

[Verse 2: Billy Dean, Suzy Bogguss & Billy Dean]
I can't give in and I can't win 'cause she won't fight
She tells me there's nothing wrong but nothing's right
No matter what I offer
It's never what she needs
I wish I had something up my sleeve

[Bridge 1: Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Both]
I can't pretend
She's sorry, I can tell
I wish I could
Yes, I know the feeling well
It's just no good
It looks like the spell is broken

[Bridge 2: Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Both]
My magic words
It's not working anymore
My slight of hand
We've been through it all before
My song and dance
If I can make it through the door, it's over
Over

[Outro: Suzy Bogguss, Billy Dean, Both]
It happens all too often
Love dies in vain
We drive the nails in the coffin
And just bury the blame
So many excuses
And we'll say it's hard to explain
When the simple truth is:
We just forgot to pay attention