Chords used:

(Capo on first fret)

D9

            D9
It's either something in their eyes,
   Bm9
Or something in the drink
        G7M           G/A
But whatever it is they both stop and think
        D9             Bm9
There's no going back and nothing above
     G7M                  A      F#/Bb
It's lust and loneliness but never love.

G7M                 D7M
She takes a breath as he takes his keys
F#m7dim5                  G7M   F#m7
First name terms is the extent of it
        Em9               D6
There's no getting out as they're going in
    G7M            A         F#/Bb
But by tomorrow they both will begin

     Bm                   Bm/A
To regret and renege on a bond they have struck
  G7M                  A      F#/Bb
A small price to pay and casual luck
Bm                 Bm/A
Some lose nothing, some lose a lot
        G7M           Bm     Bm/A A6
But whatever we have is all we have got.

D6 Bm9 G7M G/A

D9                 Bm9
He takes her hand and leads to the room
   G7M                            G/A
In half light and silence for their clothes to remove
        D9                 Bm9
There's doubt in her mind but hope in her heart
          G7M            A          F#/Bb
That this last one of many may be the start.

        G7M                     D7M
So they wriggle and writhe for an hour or two
    F#m7dim5               G7M      F#m7
But time has no place when two are consumed.
     Em9                         D6
They moan and they gasp but they don't really speak
   G7M                A         F#/Bb
As no conversation could fit this scene.

G7M D7M F#m7dim5 G7M F#m7 Em7
(vocal scat)
D7M Em7 G/B F#m/A Bbaug G/A

    D9               Bm9
And tomorrow as always, always comes
   G7M           G/A
As she slips away, He still dumb
D9                    Bm9
He felt the urge just as she felt the need
        G7M                  A            F#/Bb
Now the need to get out, still carrying his seed,

      G7M                     D7M
Which trickles down her leg and onto her shoe
F#m7dim5              G7M       F#m7
Onto the pavement and then out of view
Em9                 D6
Into the gutter and down into a drain
G7M               A6       F#7/Bb
Joining a river and there to remain

        Bm                        Bm/A
There's no going back and there's nothing above
     G7M                   A6        F#7/Bb
It's lust or loneliness that drives us alone

Bm Bm/A G7M A F#/Bb

Bm Bm/A G7M

     Gm6                           A6     D
It's lust and loneliness, but it's seldom love.