I know you broke up with him
  And your heart's still on the shelf
  It's been over two years for me
  And I'm still not quite myself
  You can't be with someone new
  And you can't go back to him
  You're beginning to realize
  That it's sink or swim
  
  I see you around sometimes
  And my heart just melts
  You're lookin' like if you had your wish
  You'd be somewhere else
  And it just breaks my heart
  To see you here this way
  Someday I'll get the nerve
  To walk up to you and say
  
  This is the last worthless evening
  That you'll have to spend
  Just gimme a chance
  To show you how to love again
  This is the last worthless evening
  That you'll have to spend
  'Cause I'll be there
  When your broken heart is on the mend
  
  Every night it's the same old crowd
  in smokey rooms
  You catch a faint glimpse of love sometimes
  But it never blooms
  I've been around this block a time or two
  And I've made some big mistakes
  But girl I promise you, I promise you
  
  This is the last worthless evening
  That you'll have to spend
  Just gimme a chance
  
  To show you how to love again
  This is the last worthless evening
  that you'll have to spend
  'Cause it won't be long
  'Till your little heart is on the mend
  
  People inside their houses
  with the shades pulled down
  
  God knows, we could use some romance
  in this sleepy bedroom town
  I know you're still afraid to rush into anything
  But there're just so many summers
  And just so many springs
  
  And this is the last worthless evening
  That you'll have to spend, baby
  Just gimme a chance, gimme a chance
  To show you love again
  This is the last worthless evening
  That you'll have to spend 'cause it won't be long
  'Til your little heart is on the mend
  
  That you'll have to spend
  Just gimme a chance to show you how
  to love again
  This is the last worthless evening
  That you'll have to spend 'cause it won't be long
  'Til your little heart is on the mend