High Standards

Verse 1

Met you downtown on a warm Friday night

You laughed at my jokes under diner bright lights

Didn’t need fortune or silk on your skin

But you reached for the menu and let the show begin

Pre-Chorus

You wanted the moon, I was just passin’ through

Didn’t know luxury meant so much to you

But your little smile had me goin’ along

Now I’m just tryin’ to keep hold of this song

Chorus

I went out with you knowin’ you had high standards

But girl you’re livin’ way beyond your manners

You want diamonds and gold from this average man

But you’re runnin’ up tabs I could never withstand

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh oh

Yeah yeah yeah

Verse 2

You walk in the room heads are turning for free

But you order the things that would bankrupt a king

Wish you’d see what you had in a streetcorner guy

But you toast to the stars and don’t blink when I sigh

Pre-Chorus

Tables for two but you dine like a crowd

Champagne and caviar only allowed

You give me that smile, know just what you do

My pocket’s in pain every time I’m with you

Chorus

I went out with you knowin’ you had high standards

But girl you’re livin’ way beyond your manners

You want diamonds and gold from this average man

But you’re runnin’ up tabs I could never withstand

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh oh

Yeah yeah yeah

Bridge

Now I’m wonderin’ when did the dream fade away

My wallet is empty, my heart’s gone astray

You dazzle the night with those pearls and that grace

But nothing about you will ever be replaced

Chorus

I went out with you knowin’ you had high standards

But girl you’re livin’ way beyond your manners

You want diamonds and gold from this average man

But you’re runnin’ up tabs I could never withstand

Post-Chorus

Oh oh oh oh

Yeah yeah yeah

Outro

Maybe someday I’ll laugh at the cost

But tonight, I’m countin’ what I’ve lost

Oh, you sparkle like summer, too rich for my hands

I’m just standin’ here wishin’ you’d understand