Soft spoken, no token man or boy
When she goes to the disco
She doesn�t like the noise
You�ve seen her read Rilke in German
Oh, of course she would!
You�ll make her misunderstand
You�re misunderstood

You know she listens to the mayfly
I know you�re looking for a way to be a mayfly too

She wants love, you offer infatuated dreams
She�ll toast you and post you
Her treatment for the screen
Bore meets girl, bore loses
Girl, you�re the one who chooses every time
She�s clever, she�ll never
Say �I�m going to make you mine�

You know she listens to the mayfly
I know you�re looking for a way to be a mayfly too

You want to change her so you won�t want her
A senseless suitor, to want to make her weaker

You�ve seen her read Rilke in German,
Oh, of course she would!
You�ll make her misunderstand
You�re misunderstood

You know she listens to the mayfly
I know you�re looking for a way to be a mayfly too