I've been trying, I've been trying
Don't think that she makes herself clear
Every little sound that's floating around
Isn't something I really want to hear
What I want to hear, what I want to hear
Got a piece under the driver's seat
And she reached slowly underneath
Pulling teeth to get her to sleep
But I only hear what I want to hear
What I want to hear
And I ain't the one that she loves
I ain't the one that she loves
I ain't the son
And I only hear what I want to hear
What I want to hear
She making a list of the things I should quit
And I think that she thinks she could do much better than me
But I disagree and I only hear what I want to hear
What I want to hear
Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear
Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear
(Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear)
I only hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear
(Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear)
Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear
(Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear)
Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear
(Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear)
(Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear)
What I want to hear
(Hear what I want to, hear what I want to hear)