Get no instant gratification
give no immediate relief
Now that I got you cornered
do you still see past me?

You take my time and you waste it
You give me riches but it is not a fair trade
What kind of bet is it you need
where what’s at stake is my share of the proceeds?

chorus:
If you give me reason
I’ll give you pain
If you give me reason
I’ll give you pain.

Each tainted sample of your intentions
they leave me speechless every time
Yet I bring the effort if you are willing,
this is so savagely sublime.

chorus

bridge:
You say, “is that really the best that you can do?”
Oh baby, you haven’t seen nothing yet,
have I got news for you.

But if I was as brave as the claims I make,
I could pause and polish my lines, I could do a re-take.
But I am out of time and I am out of luck,
let’s just say things got sticky
and I got stuck.

One smile and I am slain.
Do you have a quarter?
…Think I could use some change.


©2001, Music and Lyrics by Layah Singer-Wilson