The problem is all inside your head He said to me
The answer is easy if you take it logically

I'd like to help you in your struggle to be free
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover

He said it's really not my habit to intrude

Furthermore I hope my meaning won't be lost or misconstrued
But I'll repeat myself at the risk of being crude
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover

Fifty ways to leave your lover

Just slip out the back Jack
Make a new plan Stan
You don't need to be coy Roy
Just get yourself free

Hop on the bus Gus

You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key Lee
And get yourself free
Just slip out the back Jack
Make a new plan Stan

You don't need to be coy Roy
Just get yourself free

Hop on the bus Gus
You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key Lee

And get yourself free

He said it grieves me so to see you in such pain
I wish there was something I could do to make you smile again
I said I appreciate that and would you please explain
About the fifty ways

He said why don't we both just sleep on it tonight
And I believe in the morning you'll begin to see the light
And then she kissed me and I realized she probably was right
There must be fifty ways to leave your lover

Fifty ways to leave your lover

Just slip out the back Jack
Make a new plan Stan

You don't need to be coy Roy
Just get yourself free

Hop on the bus Gus

You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key Lee

And get yourself free
You just slip out the back Jack
Make a new plan Stan

You don't need to be coy Roy
Just get yourself free

Hop on the bus Gus

You don't need to discuss much

Just drop off the key Lee
And get yourself free