Stand there like a ghost Shaking from the rain, rain She'll open up the door And say, are you insane? Say it's been a long six months And you were too afraid to tell her what you want, want And that's how it works That's how you get the girl And then you say, I want you for worse or for better I would wait for ever and ever Broke your heart, I'll put it back together I would wait for ever and ever And that's how it works That's how you get the girl, girl, oh And that's how it works That's how you get the girl, girl Remind her how it used to be Pictures in frames and kisses on cheeks, cheeks Tell her how you must've lost your mind When you left her all alone and never told her why, why And that's how it works That's how you lost the girl And then you'll say I want you for worse or for better I would wait for ever and ever Broke your heart, I'll put it back together I would wait for ever and ever And that's how it works That's how you get the girl, girl, oh And that's how it works That's how you get the girl, girl And you-ou kno-ow That I don't want you to go Remind me how it used to be Pictures in frames and kisses on cheeks, cheeks And say you want me, yeah, yeah And then you say I want you for worse or for better I would wait for ever and ever Broke your heart, I'll put it back together I would wait for ever and ever And that's how it works That's how you get the girl, girl, oh And that's how it works That's how you get the girl, girl That's how it works That's how you got the girl