Somebody told me
 Boy everything she wants is everything she sees
 I guess I must have loved you
 Because I said you were the perfect girl for me, baby

 And now we’re six months older
 And everything you want and everything you see
 Is out of reach not good enough
 I don’t know what the [bad word] you want from me

 Somebody tell me
 (won’t you tell me)
 Why I work so hard for you
 (to give you money, work to give you money)

 Some people work for a living
 Some people work for fun
 Girl I just work for you
 They told me marriage was give and take
 Well you’ve shown me you can take
 You’ve got some giving to do
 And now you tell me that your having my baby
 I’ll tell you that I’m happy if you want me to
 But one step further and my back will break
 If my best isn’t good enough
 Then how can it be good enough for two

 I can’t work any harder than I do

 Somebody tell me
 (won’t you tell me)
 Why I work so hard for you
 (to give you money, work to give you money)

 Oh why do I do the things I do
 I’d tell you if I knew
 My god, I don’t even think that I love you

 (won’t you tell me)
 (to give you money, work to give you money)

 How could you settle
 For a boy like me
 When all I could see
 Was the end of the week
 All the things we sign
 And the things we buy
 Ain’t gonna keep us together
 It’s just a matter of time

 My situation
 Never changes
 Walking in and out of that door
 Like a stranger
 For the wages
 I give you all
 You say you want more

 And all I could see
 Was the end of the week
 All the things we sign
 And the things we buy
 Ain’t gonna keep us together
 Girl it’s just a matter of time