a nod was the first step
     you know very well
     what was coming next

     did I really walk all this way
     just to hear you say
     "oh I don't want to go out tonight"

     but you will
     for you must

     I don't owe you anything
     but you owe me something
     repay me now

     you should never go to them
     let them come to you
     just like I do

     you should not go to them
     let them come to you
     just like I do

     Too freely on your lips
     words prematurely said
     oh but I know what will make you smile tonight

     Life is never kind
     life is never kind
     oh but I know what will make you smile tonight