Tell me how long must I keep

WANTING THINGS,

Needing things, when I have so much.

There are many men who have much less than me,

Day by day they make their way.

And they find more in life thank I can see.

Tell me,



When will I learn to resist

WANTING THINGS,

Touching things that say "do not touch."

Peo-ple that I meet seem to think I am strong,

They don't see inside of me.

So they don't know I'm weak and often wrong.

Tell me,

Why must I keep WANTING THINGS,

Needing things that just can't be mine!

*(yes, WANTING THINGS, 

that just can't...

be...

mine...)



*Additional lyrics from Original Broadway Cast Album for Promises, Promises