Somethings Gotta Give

Something's gotta give

'Cause we can't keep hurting each other

'Cause we know it's wrong

To keep on living this way, yeah

Said I come home from working and you ain't speaking

And I ain't speaking, what's wrong with us?

See, this ain't no way to be

We can't keep living like this, no, no

And you cooked enough food, just for you and the baby

That good chicken and gravy, ain't none for me

But that's the way you do, I expect that from you

But that don't make it right

Baby, this silence is worse than violence

Something's gotta give

Something's gotta give

'Cause we can't keep hurting each other (no, we can't, no, we can't, no)

'Cause we know (said that we know) it's wrong (so wrong)

To keep on living this way (yeah), yeah (yeah)

And I know, I know, I know that, that this ain't the way to go

But you can't keeping controlling

'Cause kids see more than you think they see

Like, "Why my daddy ain't speaking to my mama?

And why she ain't washing his clothes like she used to?

They loving me separately but not together"

I wonder if the magic's gone, no more sweet nothing's on the phone

But kids rather be from a broken home than live in one

Something's gotta give

Something's gotta give

'Cause we can't keep hurting each other (no, we can't, no, we can't, no)

'Cause we know it's wrong (so wrong)

To keep on living this way, yeah

Girl, if you don't come back, I still got sweet memories

And I won't feel bad, 'cause I tried, Lord knows I tried

Didn't change no locks (didn't change no locks)

Didn't change no keys (didn't change no keys)

Let you come and go as often as you please (let you do what you wanted to do)

Gave you your space (aye-eh) seeing you alone (alone)

Waiting for you to come back home (waiting for you, come back home)

And I don't know why you do these things to me (I don't know why)

I try to forget about it, but my conscience won't let me be (won't let me be)

If I don't change, and you don't change

The word no divorce decree (oh, no)

No, I can't throw my family away, so I'm gonna keep trying

Something's gotta give (gonna keep working)

'Cause we can't keep hurting each other (gonna keep praying)

'Cause I love you, I love you, girl

'Cause we know it's wrong (said that we know, so wrong)

To keep on living this way (yeah), yeah (yeah)