
It Was Not I
Tekst
It Was Not I
[Verse] In a tux at the gala everyone's eyes on me Spotted in the moonlight with someone who should not be The spotlight narrows wife’s eyes catch my lie But I stand tall boldly claiming it was not I [Verse 2] Pictures on her phone with dates and times never lies But I grab my tenor voice soaring up to the skies I deny with flourish a flourish so very spry Sweating at the collar shouting it was not I [Chorus] It was not I that kissed those lips of rouge Nor my arms that held her close and huge No not I who danced till dawn's light Just a shadow playing tricks in the night [Bridge] Her proof's like a hammer pounding at my heart Yet I waltz through her evidence with operatic art Claiming a double a copy a phantom in the sky Holding my ground I sing boldly it was not I [Verse 3] She plays a video crystal clear in view Showing me clearer than the sky so blue But it's the climax in the drama I must vie With vocal finesse I still argue it was not I [Chorus] It was not I who whispered sweet deceit Nor these hands entangled such a feat No not I who sauntered till morning’s high Just illusions and shadows that lie