Went out with another man last night
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
That other man knows how to treat me right
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
That other man kept me up 'til dawn
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
And I called him up when that man was gone
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know

He doesn't need to know what I've been drinkin'
How I've been sinkin', how I'm gasping for air
He doesn't need to know who I've been kissin'
Who I've been missin', don't know if he'd care

I took a page out of his book
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
I plucked my heart back off his hook
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
Wrote my name on a bathroom stall
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
If you wanna have a good time then call
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know

He doesn't need to know what I've been drinkin'
How I've been sinkin', how I'm gasping for air
He doesn't need to know who I've been kissin'
Who I've been missin', don't know if he'd care

I ripped his picture down off my wall
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
Pasted his face on a voodoo doll
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
That he'd love me, I said a prayer
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
Tied it all up with a lock of his hair
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know

He doesn't need to know what I've been drinkin'
How I've been sinkin', how I'm gasping for air
He doesn't need to know who I've been kissin'
Who I've been missin', don't know if he'd care

I mixed him up his favorite drink
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
A gin and tonic, with something extra to help him sleep
He doesn't need to know
I took him out walkin' on the edge of the pier
He doesn't need to know
He doesn't need to know
And we toasted to his health, & good cheer
He doesn't need to know He doesn't need to know

He doesn't need to know what he'll be drinkin'
How he'll be sinkin'; he'll be gaspin' for air
He doesn't need to know who I'll be kissin'
Who I'll be missin'... Don't know if I'll care