It wasn't supposed to be like this
Another dose of unhappiness
I gave it all and managed to get shot down yet again
So I got drunk, had sex with all your friends
You told me that I should never call your house again

Emily, ah
You saved the day
Emily, ah
When you threw me away

She was always such a pretty girl, nobody like her in the world
A little piece of heavenly that no one else could stand
I see her in my dreams at night
I see her when I close my eyes
I just can't seem to shake Emily

You got your money and I got cast outside
Thrown out on my ass
In the city with no one else
Nowhere else to go
So then I hooked up with a model from Singapore
Emily, I sure am glad you didn't want me anymore

Emily, ah
You saved the day
Emily, ah
When you threw me away

She was always such a pretty girl, nobody like her in the world
A little piece of heavenly that no one else could stand
I see her in my dreams at night
I see her when I close my eyes
I just can't seem to shake Emily, Emily

She was always such a pretty girl, nobody like her in the world
A little piece of heavenly that no one else could stand
I see her in my dreams at night
I see her when I close my eyes
I just can't seem to shake Emily
Emily, yeah

Emily, ah
You saved the day
Emily, ah
You saved the day
Emily, ah
Emily, ah
You saved my ass