things i won't get

a pulitzer prize

an oscar or two

are things i won't get

things i won't get

a bentley or benz

well don't hold your breath

of things i won't get

things i won't get

affairs with a star

who offers me dough

far in advance

far in advance

a college degree

a job with some hope

there's just no chance

there's just no chance

but when i see you lying by my side

looking extra clean

i'm in a state where i don't mind

my thoughts turn obscene

string theory

thoughts of sartre and such

are things i won't get

things a won't get

schoenberg and twelve-tone

and films out of french

are things a won't get

things a won't get

a chair that's designed by charles and ray eames

are things i won't get

things i won't get

but when i see you lying by my side

i understand you well

i'm in a state where i don't mind

i guess it's just as well

the world is so hard

the people so mean

of things i don't get

things i don't get

we sit on the floor

and talk about dreams

of things we won't get

things we won't get

but when i see you lying by my side

looking extra keen

i'm in a state where i don't mind

just you and me and caffeine