I Guess I Showed Her
Robert Cray Lyrics

I paid the clerk and moved right in
I went ahead and rented a single room with one twin bed, paid up front and started living there immediately

There's a chest and mirror
The room is filled with furniture like a chest and mirror

Shower's down the hall
There's no bathroom in the room, I need to use the shared ones down the hall

Room 16 ain't got no view
The room doesn't have a good view outside, any sight is not possible outside the window

But the hot plate's brand new
At least there's a new hot plate to use in this room

Once again I've been burned
I've been let down and disappointed once more

My suspicion's been confirmed
My doubts about her cheating on me have been verified

I saw her having lunch
I witnessed her having lunch with another man

With some new guy
She was eating with a man that I don’t know

I walked up and said, "Goodbye"
I told her it's over and I'm leaving

She said, "Wait, can we talk tonight?"
She pleaded with me to discuss the situation with her later tonight

I guess I showed her that a man, yeah
I wanted to prove to her that I have boundaries and I won't tolerate being cheated on

Has his limits
I wanted to demonstrate that every person has limits and they have to be respected

Another man is where I draw the line
I told her clearly that if another man gets involved, it's where I call it off

She can have the house
I'm ready to give her the house we shared as I move on in life

And everything that's in it
All the stuff inside the house belongs to her now

She will be surprised
It'll be shocking for her when she realizes that the house is completely empty

When she comes in tonight
When she returns home tonight

Flips on the light
When she switches on the light to see what's going on

And finds an empty home
She'll discover that nothing is left in the house

Yeah, every time she's lied
Perhaps remembering every lie of hers will cross her mind

Will flash before her eyes
She will remember every lie and decision that led to her being alone

Now she can have the house
Again, I restate that she can have the house, I have totally surrendered it to her

And she can keep the car
She can also keep the car that used to be ours

I'm just satisfied
I'm content and happy with my new place of residence – the small, dingy motel room

Staying in this funky, little old motel
I'm happy with my current, rundown accommodation

I'm so mad
I'm fuming with anger

Well I can't stand it
I simply can't tolerate what happened

Nooooooo!
A scream of frustration or sadness