he's taking the easy way out now

So we've got to run ourselves down again.
Run down again into the ground.
You ran up to get some air; to take a chance on what was there
and it took you, took you down.

Deb says that guys usually do either one of two things when it comes to a pretty girl. The first is, they do nothing at all because they are too scared. She's too pretty so what if she doesn't like me? that sort of thing. The second is, when they meet you, they fill in the blanks before they get to know you. They think you're pretty and funny and intelligent and so they decide that the rest must be what they want since you are already all of those things. For example, say Tom wants a Norwegian girl who likes ice hockey. One day, Tom meets Cindy and they have a great time. Cindy is pretty awesome in Tom eye's, so, he assumes she must be Norwegian and like ice hockey. When Cindy tries to tell Tom about herself, all he hears is what he wants to hear, but in reality (and reality will hit Tom later when he doesn't expect it) Cindy is Irish and she likes rugby. Sorry, Tom.
Well, I have a third. Besides these other two options, the guy has the chance of choosing what I'd like to call "the easy out." The unfortunate thing about this option is that it can happen at any point in the relationship. The easy out involves not a reason, but an excuse used as a reason to justify the ending, general non-continuance, or perhaps "break period" of a relationship. It is characterized by such phrases as "I don't feel the same way anymore;" "It's not you, its me;" "I just think we're both at different places right now;" etc. (You get the picture, right?) And these phrases are insulting concluded with things like, "You never know what could happen in the future;" "I'll still love you;" and my favorite, "I still want to be friends." Yeah, that last one almost NEVER works out, I don't care who you are.
At any rate, the other party is so confused/angry/confused again/what the hell? they won't be able to respond in time. Or if they do, a garbled explanation is thrown at them, just confusing the situation even more. C'est la vie! And thus, another guy gets another clean break.
Fortunately for you, the easy out is foolproof for just about anybody, so even if you don't have a penis, you can use it to your advantage.
I sincerely hope you don't.

Got a good reason for taking the easy way out
Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now

He was a day tripper, a one way ticket yea
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

He's a big teaser, he took me half the way there
He's a big teaser, he took me half the way there now

Tried to please him, he only played one night stands
Tried to please him, he only played one night stands now

He was a day tripper, a Sunday driver yea
Took me so long to find out, and I found out