Surprise, surprise
I understand your shock at getting wise
I was feeling shame, you were feeling stupid

'Cause I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
Mm hm

I've spent my whole adult life worrying
That the world would find me out before too long
I faint, I fail, my vision starts a-blurrying
So just stay strong
Or get strong

Surprise, surprise
Look into these never loving eyes
You were feeling safe, while I was feeling lonely
You thought that you had known me but I wish that you had only
Known just what was wrong with me long before you did
Mm hm

A life on the run
From the truth is a gun
With its barrel pointed deep down in your throat
And one day you'll say enough
Of this self-defeating stuff
One false move
That's all she wrote

And on those mornings when I'm lying
In our bed alone and realize I'm old
My mind begins to wish that I was flying
It's not my mind
It's my soul

Surprise, surprise
I understand your shock at getting wise
I was feeling shame, you were feeling stupid
'Cause I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did

I knew what was wrong with me long before you did