Why Can't I Please You?

WHY CAN'T I PLEASE YOU, MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, WHY CAN'T I PLEASE YOU, THE WAY THAT I SHOULD? DON'T YOU KNOW I'D DO ANYTHING, OH YES I WOULD, DON'T YOU KNOW I'D DO ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT I COULD. WE'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, YET THERE'S WORRY AND DOUBT, HOW CAN I CHANGE EVERYTHING, WHAT'S LOVE ALL ABOUT? YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME, BUT, YOU CRY EVERY NIGHT, YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME, BUT, WE BICKER AND FIGHT.

I REALLY DO LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PRECIOUS AND DEAR, YET WHEN WE ARGUE, YOU FILL ME WITH FEAR... I'VE HAD SO MANY LOVERS, NOT ALL OF THEM TRUE, I'VE HAD SO MANY LOVERS, ONLY PRACTICE FOR YOU, YOU TELL ME YOU'RE JEALOUS, YOU SAY YOU'RE UNSURE... IF ONLY YOU KNEW, MY LOVE IS SO PURE. I CAN'T SAY I'M PERFECT, MY FAULTS ARE WELL KNOWN, I'M NOT RICH OR FAMOUS, NOT MUCH DO I OWN.

BUT, SOMEHOW YOU LOVE ME, IN SPITE OF MYSELF, DUSTY AND OLD, I WAS STORED ON A SHELF... YOU PICKED ME, YOU SMILED, YOU GAVE ME NEW LIFE, AND SOMEHOW YOU WORRY, ABOUT BEING MY WIFE? HOW CAN I BE WORTHY, TO MAKE YOU MY MATE, YOU DESERVE SO MUCH BETTER, IT HAS TO BE FATE, YOUR A MUCH BETTER PERSON, THAN I'LL EVER BE, I'M WATCHING YOU SLEEP, ARE YOU DREAMING OF ME?

WHY CAN'T I PLEASE YOU, MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD, WHY CAN'T I PLEASE YOU, THE WAY THAT I SHOULD? DON'T YOU KNOW I'D DO ANYTHING, OH YES I WOULD, DON'T YOU KNOW I'D DO ANYTHING, ANYTHING THAT I COULD. WE'VE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS, YET THERE'S WORRY AND DOUBT, HOW CAN I CHANGE EVERYTHING, WHAT'S LOVE ALL ABOUT? YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME, BUT, YOU CRY EVERY NIGHT, YOU SAY THAT YOU LOVE ME, BUT, WE BICKER AND FIGHT.

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Created: October 29, 1999r.
Last Updated: November 7, 1999r.