you know he's not the one for you

but that's no fault of mine

he knows that i'm a friend of yours

but doesn't know i've crossed the line

i know you've got a man in the picture

but it hasn't stopped me yet

we've all been in one situation or another 

we regret



now i'm the other man, no one's rooting for me

if i'm the other man, nature will abhor me



you know i wanna keep my distance

'cause it's happenin' anyway

he knows you're gonna drift apart

and there's nothing he can say

i know that he's a stand up guy

but that's none of my concern

we've all been in one situation or another

and it's my turn



to be the other man, no one sympathises

when you're the other man, everyone despises



he's gonna find out the the rumours are true

though they are still unbeknownst to you

he'll find out so i'll tell you because

you gotta find out before he does