Story Behind The Song

Old boyfriend of mine gave me the idea...it was the name for my old band in NYC...Dead Boyfriend.

Song Description

Breakup song....friend tells her to think of her ex boyfriend as being dead. Won't have to worry about bumping into him, or waste time hoping for reconciliations, or imagining him with his new girlfriend. Better than Revenge! Think of him as dead.

Lyrics

The way I cried'n my hopes died
when Mary said she saw you
Nailed the coffin, she kept on tallkin
how your new friend adores you
I thought you'd come crawlin back
My delusion faded to black
I was only just too happy for you
Happy like my last tooth ache
Like the dearly beloved at a wake
My whole world was breakin, hangin by a thread,when Mary said,
What's better than an ex boyfriend?
One last pleasure, sweeter than revenge
When your ex boyfriend's gone forever,
neater in the end, to think of him as dead
Dead Boyfriend (Bury him instead)
Dead Boyfriend (it'll clear your head) Dead Boyfriend(Think of him as Dead)
Spare me the scenes, the haunted dreams
the pet names for your privates
Your new lover callin your mom, "mother"
I would not survive it
Why should I make myself crazy
think of you pushin up daisies
singin your praises,
plastic tears will shed
Like Mary said,
What's better than an ex boyfriend?
One last pleasure, sweeter than revenge
When your ex boyfriend's gone forever,
neater in the end, to think of him as dead
Dead Boyfriend (Bury him instead)
Dead Boyfriend (it'll clear your head) Dead Boyfriend(Think of him as Dead)
musical break
one last pleasure, sweeter than revenge
when your ex boyfriend's gone forever
neater in the end, to think of him as dead
Dead Boyfriend (Bury him instead)
Dead Boyfriend (It'll clear your head) Dead Boyfriend(Think of him as Dead)