Many happy returns

When I accepted this job, I was resigned to my fate
When I got there early, she'd arrive late
You can say she's gone forever or just sit tight and wait
She said I was unprincipled, that I was not the first

Like the Phoenix coming back from the ashes, uh-huh
I know what's good, but I know what trash is
In the head lights, in the highlights of her hair
Hit the headlines, but she's not there

Many happy returns, many happy returns
These are the lessons I could have learned
Return, many happy returns
And these are the letters I should have burned

Okay, I'm sad not blue, okay, remember
All that matters to me now is the message I sent her

Like the world spinning 'round on its axis, uh-huh
I know democracy, but I know what's fascist
When she's gone, all I've got to learn
Is the law of diminishing return
When she's here, one thing I've found
Things get better second time around

Return, many happy returns
These are the lessons I could have learned
Return, many happy returns
And these are the letters I should have burned

Okay, I'm sad not blue, okay, remember
All that matters to me now is the message I sent her
Now she's gone, she's gone away
Now she's gone forget her
Coming back another day if you'd only let her

Now she's gone, she's gone away
But now she's gone, forget her
Coming back another day, so why resurrect her

Many happy returns, many happy returns
These are the lessons we should have learned
Many happy returns, many happy returns
And these are the letters I should have burned