It was so nice throwing big parties Jump into the pool from the balcony
Everyone swimming in a champagne sea
And there are no rules when you show up here Bass beat rattling the chandelier
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year
* So why'd you have to rain on my parade? I'm shaking my head and locking the gates
** This is why we can't have nice things, darling Because you break them
I had to take them away This is why we can't have nice things, honey (Oh)
Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me?
This is why we can't have nice things
It was so nice being friends again There I was, giving you a second chance
But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand
And therein lies the issue Friends don't try to trick you
Get you on the phone and mind-twist you And so I took an axe to a mended fence
But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately (Mm-mm) If only you weren't so shady
( * )Here's a toast to my real friends They don't care about the he-said, she-said
And here's to my baby He ain't reading what they call me lately
And here's to my mama Had to listen to all this drama
And here's to you 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do
( * )