That's what you said but don't believe it
Throw it on a camel's back
Way beyond our ways and means
While the world goes on around us
So if I started doing something else
Something's got to give pretty soon
About me that's attracted you
Tired of life with the have-nots
Or else we're gonna hate each other
Shattered look upon your face
At the end of the day
Who can prove he has the power
Then act so different all the time
For someone to send you flowers
Someone strong and mean
Something's got to give, got to give pretty soon
What would we have left
To where you want to be
Sitting in silence in a cold and lonely room
List of things we haven't got
Bark at the wind, chase the moon
These reasons why you said goodbye
But it ain't me, it ain't me
Just another way of telling lies
Yours don't mean a goddamn thing
Or else we're gonna lose the very things that made it bloom
Living fast and drinking lots
To know it ain't meant to be
And you say you just want compromise
That's what you said and I believe it
You say it's these things I do
Maybe what you need's
Something's got to give, got to give pretty soon
Swallow but can't stand the taste
It breaks my heart in two
Living hard to chase the dream
And take you on your way
To show you more than charm
Something's got to give pretty soon
