I try to get my point across but you keep bringin' me down
All you offer me is cryptic clues
I don't know why I even try, I'm feeling like a clown
You're givin' me the crossword puzzle blues

You came here on a Sunday, dressed in black and white
You're leaving here on Monday, if everything works out right
I know you're playing hard to get, but it's only a matter of time
I'll find out what you're hidin' from me, or else I'll lose my mind

I know that I should leave you alone but something draws me in
So I sit down and I kick off my shoes
Some give up when they've had enough, but I'll never let you win
You're giving me the crossword puzzle blues

You came here on a Sunday, dressed in black and white
You're leaving here on Monday, if everything works out right
I know you're playing hard to get, but it's only a matter of time
I'll find out what you're hidin' from me, or else I'll lose my mind

I'm glad you aren't easy, but why are you so cruel?
You love it when I'm angry and confused
Pleasure and pain, it's all the same, I'm just another fool
Livin' with the crossword puzzle blues

You came here on a Sunday, dressed in black and white
You're leaving here on Monday, if everything works out right
I know you're playing hard to get, but it's only a matter of time
I'll find out what you're hidin' from me, or else I'll lose my mind

Pleasure and pain, it's all the same, I'm just another fool
Livin' with the crossword puzzle blues (break out the White Out)
Livin' with the crossword puzzle blues (where's my thesaurus)
Livin' with the crossword puzzle blues