WHO LOVED MORE

Verse 1
Who left a red carnation there
beside your pillow every day?
Who kissed your eyes and stroked your hair
in every look he sent your way?

Verse 1 – repeat, new words
Who gave you two long years of gold,
who bought you everything, and paid?
Who did whatever he was told,
too dumb in love to be afraid?

Pre-Chorus
Who bowed down like a sinner
to that old sweater you wore?
Tell me, winner —
which one of us loved more?

Chorus
You only ever learned to spread your legs and grin.
You make me cry, make me moan, and you know that I'll crawl back in.
You say you love me, then you dig the word beneath my skin — ah,
you're always in the party, in the laughter, in the gin.
You're always in the party, in the laughter, in the gin.

Verse 2
Who left his mother sick in bed
and crossed a thousand miles instead,
who stood outside your street all night
and waited for a single light?

Verse 2 – repeat, new words
You wore my ring, you played the bride,
you took the man I worked beside,
you let his child grow in your womb,
then turned that cradle to a tomb.

Pre-Chorus
Who emptied out his hands, his heart,
and left them bleeding on your floor?
Tell me, sweetheart —
which one of us loved more?

Chorus
You only ever learned to spread your legs and grin.
You make me cry, make me moan, and you know that I'll crawl back in.
You say you love me, then you dig the word beneath my skin — ah,
you're always in the party, in the laughter, in the gin.
You're always in the party, in the laughter, in the gin.
You're always in the party, in the laughter, in the gin.

Outro
The night they sent me off to fight,
with drums and flags and all that light,
my sister pinned my collar tight
and swore that I would be alright.

So keep the ring, and keep the gin —
you win, my love. You always win.
One day later, one closed door,
and I don't ask who loved me more.