Love is Such a Fickle Thing He's dragging his feet when he walks past my house There's a slump on his shoulders and a rip in his blouse All I can do is watch him pass by, Wishing she had never gossiped that lie Love is such a fickle thing Nothing to prevent that horrible sting When you know that everything's gone to hell When you know you've hit the bottom of the lover's water well Drowning in love, but drowning in fear Drowning with a chain clamped to your heart You can't run away there's a tag on your ear And you can't remember why you wanted to start She's desperately flirting with every boy she knows Hoping one of them will take her back home Only I know she caught her guy in bed With another pretty boy and here's what she said: Love is such a fickle thing Nothing to prevent that horrible sting When you know that everything's gone to hell When you know you've hit bottom rock When you know you've slipped and got stuck When you know all you have is bad love luck