THEY SAY OLD LOVERS CAN BE GOOD FRIENDS

Okay, first off -- who the hell is "they?"  And have "they" ever had an enervating, drawn-out breakup with somebody who made them feel like perhaps a knife in the head was imminent -- or even desirable?

Second, why did a guy with a decent, meaty baritone like Paul Davis choose such a cheesy, twinkie little jangle keyboard patch to go in the segues of the song, between the verses?   We're talking way, way pre-DX7, here, so there's really no excuse for that thin-sounding chime.  Makes the song sound like Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells or something.

Not that that would be totally inappropriate, I guess -- isn't this song just another song like Every Breath You Take, really about nothing but stalking your ex with somewhat evil intentions?

"When I look in your eyes I still go crazy ... that old flame comes alive, it starts burning inside ..."

Either it's about stalking your ex, or it would be a great ad for Nexium.  Maybe that burning inside is really just gastro-esophageal reflux disorder, not that greedy, gold-digging whore of an ex-wife, and a good elevating pillow and some lovely little purple pills would straighten out Mr. Davis so that he could get his head together, get on with his life, stop 'going crazy' and even meet a nice girl before his mother dies of old age.  Is that too much to ask, you big baby?

This message brought to you by the mother of Paul Davis.