The way I cried, 'n my hopes died 
when Mary said she saw you
Nailed the coffin, as she kept talking
how your new friend adores you
I thought you'd come crawling back
My delusions faded to black
I was only just too happy for ya. yeah
Happy, like my last tooth- ache
Like the dearly beloved at a wake
My world was shaken,hanging by a thread, when Mary said,

What's better than an ex-boyfriend?
One last pleasure, sweeter than revenge
When your ex-boyfriend's gone forever,
neater in the end, to think of him as dead
Dead Boyfriend, bury him instead
Dead Boyfriend, it'll clear your head
Dead Boyfriend, think of him as dead

Spare me the scenes, the haunted dreams
the petnames for your privates
Your new lover calling your mom, "mother"
I would not survive it.
Why should I make myself crazy?
'll Think of you pushin up daisies
Singing your praises, plastic tears will shed, like Mary said,

What's better than an ex-boyfriend?
One last pleasure, sweeter than revenge
When your ex-boyfriend's gone forever,
neater in the end, to think of him as dead
Dead Boyfriend, bury him instead
Dead Boyfriend, it'll clear your head
Dead Boyfriend, think of him as dead

vamp on chorus, then

Dead Boyfriend, it'll clear your head
Dead Boyfriend, better when he's dead
Dead boyfriend, bury him instead
Dead Boyfriend, it'll clear your head