(John Phillips)
Did you ever want to cry,
But you didnæ?á° know just why?
Did you ever sit up all night long
Just listening to that same old song---
The one they played when she said nothin?could go wrong?
Right, I know you did; oh, you kid---
Did you really think that sheæ?á?¢ be true?
Wasnæ?á° that rather naive of you?
And now sheæ?ᯠdropped you like a worn-out shoe.
Sheæ?ᯠgot you drinking gin,
And you know thatæ?ᯠa sin.
You go honky-tonkin' every night;
You get drunk and then you start a fight.
I know that you think that itæ?ᯠalright---
Wrong, itæ?ᯠnot the way to live; you only get what you give!
You can live your life just as you please,
But, when you lie with dogs, you gotta get fleas.
And now sheæ?ᯠbrought you down to your knees.
Arms that used to hold you tight---
You miss them in the middle of night.
You burned a candle at both ends;
Now itæ?ᯠtoo late...too late to make amends.
Youæ?á³e even lost your old time friends...
Enemies glad to see you down;
People, they donæ?á° want you hangin?round.
Did you ever want to cry,
But you didnæ?á° know just why?
Right, I know you did.
Wrong, itæ?ᯠnot the way to live.
Did you ever want to cry...
