Fifteen Minutes

Written by Douglas Firestein

The loneliest night of my life
You left a message on the fridge
“We need to talk alright?”
I wondered what it meant

Your speech felt rehearsed
It was clearly written down
It was bad enough you cheated
Why tell everyone in town?

You just had to take
(Advantage of my kindness)
You just had to take
(Our love for granted)

Knuckles filled with rage
Aimed at you (aimed at you)
Why did I let it out?
I don’t know (but it’s so)
Draining to watch you crying
After all your lying
I’m sorry I raised my fist
I’ll cool down in 15 minutes

I tossed and turned all night
Haunted by a replaying dream
Guilt blurred my eyesight
As the pillow silenced your screams

Surely I’ve felt worse
As long as I have been around
It was bad enough you cheated
Why tell everyone in town?

You just had to make
(Good on all you promised)
You just had to take
(Our love and taint it)

Now some time has passed
And I’m strong enough to say
None of this happened
I’m just trying for hits again

Fifteen Minutes

Firestein Time (1983)