Tryin´ just to rise above,
But it´s inevitably sinkin´ low.
And I´m tryin´ to take the higher road,
But the more I lift me up, the deeper down I go

And who do I think I´m kidding?
This graciousness ain´t exactly fitting.
And I must admit:
I know it don´t look pretty.

But I´m jealous of the air that fills you,
The cigarette that slowly kills you,
The novelty of other women...
All their kisses-- That´s a given!
I´m jealous of your saddest day,
The tear that lingers on your face...
Well, I´m jealous.

Strangers that you´ll never know...
Well, even they-- they get to
Watch you come and go
While I sit here like a girl inside a bubble:
Removed from all your victories,
Untouched by all your troubles.

And who do I think I´m kidding?
You won´t be running back
Into this life I´m living.
And I´m slightly pissed that I´d even give a shit.

But I´m jealous of the air that fills you,
The cigarette that slowly kills you,
The novelty of other women...
All their kisses-- That´s a given!
I´m jealous of your saddest day,
The tear that lingers on your face...
Well, I´m jealous.

Oh damn, I-- I love you...
More than I ever wanted to.
And now all that´s left are these deep regrets,
And this all-comsuming emptiness...

And I´m jealous of the words you fumble--
From your silky lips they stumble..
Jealous of the nights in winter,
And the covers that you cling to.
I´m jealous of your guilty conscience:
It´s always right there with you--
Waiting, watching...

I´m jealous of the air that fills you,
The cigarette that slowly kills you,
The novelty of other women...
All their kisses-- That´s a given!
I´m jealous of your saddest day,
The tear that lingers on your face...

Oh, I´m jealous of the air that fills you,
The cigarette that slowly kills you,
The novelty of other women...
All their kisses-- That´s a given!
I´m jealous of your saddest day,
The tear that lingers on your face...

Well, I´m jealous.
Oh, I´m...