[Verse 1]
We both know you're leaving
You just don't want to say it yet
'Cause you don't want to hurt my feelings
So you gnaw your little holes in the net

[Chorus]
And you torture me with those big eyes
And you punish me with pity
But I'm going to Cleveland

[Verse 2]
You say you wanted to strike first
Because one of us was leaving, that's what you say
But I've always been real fond of you
So I never would have treated you this way

[Chorus]
And you torture me with those big eyes
And you punish me with pity
But I'm going to Cleveland

[Verse 3]
I hear the Cuyahoga calling
Now I know what I was born for
And you say "Hey John, where are you going?"
But that's not my name anymore
[Chorus]
And you torture me with those big eyes
And you punish me with pity
But I'm going to Cleveland