Spy in the Boys Club
Intro
Verse 1
I had the tailored uniform, I knew the secret knock
I stood inside the inner circle, listening to the talk
When the heavy doors were closed, and the ladies left the room
I saw the way you operate through the whiskey and the gloom
I nodded at the punchlines, I memorized the code
A perfect double agent on a heavy-shouldered road.
Pre-Chorus
You handed me the keys to the kingdom of the men
But I was planning my escape before the meeting could begin!
Chorus
'Cause I was the spy in the boys' club, standing by the wall
I saw the golden pedestal, I saw the way it falls
I had the golden ticket, the unearned benefit
But the armor was a cage, and the jacket didn't fit!
So I left my deep disguise hanging on the leather chair
And walked right out the fortress with the wind in my hair!
Verse 2
Now I'm standing on the outside, and it's funny how it goes
You're explaining my own expertise directly to my nose
I lost the automatic nod, the quiet right of way
The VIP invisible pass I carried every day
But baby, I don't miss it—the ego and the musk
The posturing and pacing from the morning 'til the dusk.
Pre-Chorus
I handed back the keys to the kingdom of the men
And I wouldn't trade the loss to be a ghost in there again!
Chorus
'Cause I was the spy in the boys' club, standing by the wall
I saw the golden pedestal, I saw the way it falls
I had the golden ticket, the unearned benefit
But the armor was a cage, and the jacket didn't fit!
So I left my deep disguise hanging on the leather chair
And walked right out the fortress with the wind in my hair!
Bridge
Yeah, it costs a little capital to take a different door
You don't get the "benefit of the doubt" anymore.
But the freedom of the exit? Oh, it's worth the sudden drop
When you finally stop pretending you're the ruler at the top.
Chorus
'Cause I was the spy in the boys' club, standing by the wall!
I saw the golden pedestal, I saw the way it falls!
I had the golden ticket, the unearned benefit
But the armor was a cage, and the jacket didn't fit!
So I left my deep disguise hanging on the leather chair
And walked right out the fortress with the wind in my hair!
Outro
So go ahead and lock the door...
Have your little meetings...
I already know the playbook, boys.
"Your secrets are safe with me... mostly."