(something's got to) give pretty soon

way you look at me like that

something's got to give pretty soon

throw it on a camel's back

something's got to give pretty soon

living hard to chase the dream

way beyond our ways and means

yours don't mean a goddamn thing. that's what you said

but

don't believe it. that shattered look upon your face

something's got to give pretty soon. swallow

but can't stand the taste

bark at the wind

chase the moon

living fast and drinking lots. list of things we haven't got. tired of life with the have-nots

that's what you said and i believe it. maybe what you need's for someone to send you flowers

someone strong and mean who can prove he has the power to

show you more than charm and take you on your way

to where you want to be at the end of the day

and it breaks my heart in two to know it ain't meant to be

but

it ain't me. it ain't me. and you say it's these things i do

about me that's attracted you

so if i started doing something else

what would we have left. and you say you just want compromise

then act so different all the time. these reasons why you said goodbye

just another way of telling lies. something's got to give

got to give pretty soon

or else we're gonna lose the very things that made it bloom

sitting in silence in a cold and lonely room

while the world goes on around us

something's got to give

got to give pretty soon

or else we're gonna hate each other

and that would be the saddest thing i ever seen.