2 For The Price Of 1

i had a wife and a girlfriend
i thought that was the way things were done
oh man they loved me, couldn't live without me
they worshipped the ground i walked on

lord i was wrong, sadly mistaken
now i'm alone, patiently waiting
for one of them to call me on the phone

i lost two, one got my money
i lost two, one just got gone
i lost two, i oughta count myself lucky
i lost two, for the price of one

they say a man needs a woman
to help him through life's harder times
with a wife and a lover, i had it covered
whenever the pressure was on

it wasn't right, nobody spoke up
i saw the light, too late i woke up
now the only heart here breaking is my own

i lost two, one got my money
i lost two, one just got gone
i lost two, i oughta count myself lucky
i lost two, for the price of one

the little woman got tired of sitting home alone
my little darling got tired of sharing
maybe they both just woke up one day
deciding that they would stop caring

i lost two, one got my money
i lost two, one just got gone
i lost two, call me mr. lucky
i lost two, for the price of one

phil lee / big yellow dog / bmi

illustration by John Sieger