Tell me why I can't get no relief Wonderin' when they'll come for me A paranoid man makes paranoid plans I'll do what I can but it's out of my hands Struggling just to find my peace Never know when someone come and try to take my life I been sleeping

Skylarking, skylarking That's what youth do today Before they stand up firm on their feet Get a likkle work, a likkle work And earn their bread honestly Beggin' you a five cent, sir Beggin' you a ten cent, sir Cannot help, no, cannot help So if you all

I really don't want much for Christmas You could lose hate and I'd be blissful Make all the madness disappear That's it for what I wish No diamond-studded gifts I really don't want much this year but love Maybe just peace and while you're listening It

They say what's happenin'? We say the facts and if, they lie We comin' back for them They might say, but they don't know! (they say, they say) They don't know They say a nigga lost his mind But in the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme The thin line

What kind of man loves like this? What kind of man? You were on the other side, like always And with one kiss You inspired a fire of devotion that lasts for twenty years I was on a heavy tip Try'na cross a canyon with a broken limb Wondering what to do

Ooh love Ooh lover boy What're doing tonight hey boy That's because I'm a good old fashioned lover boy When I'm not with you I can dim the lights And sing you songs full of sad things We can do the tango just for two I can serenade and gently play On

We used to be friends What have I become to you I don't understand Turn it backwards For me to hurt When everything else is fading We used to be inner circle Take my good word Turn your back on me

That's what your love's like That's what your love, Your love's like breathing in the salty air Of summer on a private island just for me Your love's like the feeling I get When my favorite songs spinnin' in my head Keep it play playin' on repeat It's

Please forgive this platitude But I like your attitude You are just the kind I've had in mind Never could find Honey, I'm so keen on you I could come to lean on you On a random bay, give you your way Do what you say Gee, it's all fine and dandy

You do it to yourself You do it to yourself, you do Is that you do it to yourself And that's what really hurts Just you, you and no one else Can't get the stink off He's been hanging round for days Comes like a comet Suckered you but not your friends