Story Behind The Song
As above.
Song Description
A melodic song with depth questioning the morals of a particular man. It's insinuated he sleeps with women and then forgets about them. The song could be from both the woman's or the man's perspective on his actions.
| Song Length |
4:00 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Cool, Troubled |
Subject |
Suspicion, Justice |
| Similar Artists |
Suzanne Vega, Alicia Keys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Why Do We Want What We Cannot Have - by Julia Messenger
There's a lady
He calls "my love" tonight
Soon she's just a memory beyond these walls
He don't take to well
To steps not in his stride
But in fleeting moments he feels the depth so well.
WHY DO YOU WANT WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE
JUST TAKE A LITTLE OF THIS
AND A LITTLE OF THAT
IS JUST A LITTLE OF NOTHING
WHY DO WE WANT WHAT WE CANNOT HAVE
JUST TAKE A LITTLE OF THIS
AND A LITTLE OF THAT
AND I'M SURE YOU GOT SOMETHING
In the dark
He read my mind tonight
And mirrored my own heart to kiss and tell
And tempered passions are
Like waters sweeping strong
But for the whisper of the sun
It's not for long...
Tell me WHY DO YOU WANT WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE
JUST TAKE A LITTLE OF THIS
AND A LITTLE OF THAT
IS JUST A LITTLE OF NOTHING
Tell me WHY DO WE WANT WHAT WE CANNOT HAVE
JUST TAKE A LITTLE OF THIS
AND A LITTLE OF THAT
AND I'M SURE YOU GOT SOMETHING
Tell me WHY DO YOU WANT WHAT YOU CANNOT HAVE
JUST TAKE A LITTLE OF THIS
AND A LITTLE OF THAT
IS JUST A LITTLE OF NOTHING
Tell me WHY DO WE WANT WHAT WE CANNOT HAVE
JUST TAKE A LITTLE OF THIS
AND A LITTLE OF THAT
AND I'M SURE YOU GOT SOMETHING
Woke up this morning.
And what did I see
But a little old man
Got the better of me
Look out the window
But don't look too long
He'll be whistling down the street
Before the storm is long gone
Yeh (rep)