Can't Please Everybody Lyrics - Pebble To A Pearl - Nikka Costa

Bendin' over backwards 

You walk on shells like a prisoner 

But it's shaky ground when you livin' 

In a house of cards 

Your nerves are shot 

You can barely cope 

(You're) spread so thin like a tightrope 

Trippin' over yourself to make sure 

You never miss a mark 

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Don't you know 

You can't please everybody 

No you can't please everybody 

No matter how hard ya try 

What you lookin' at me for 

I used my tears to mop the floor 

One stick one stone ain't enough to make me fall apart 

Somebody waits for you with a crown 

And somebody else wants to take ya down 

It don't matter which side of the fence 

That you choose to ride 

[Chorus] 

You need someone to hold your hand 

Someone to understand 

But you tiptoin' tryin' to find it's just a waste of time 

So many people up in your face 

Only hold ya back 

Only slow your pace 

You'll lose it if ya keep on tryin' 

Hey hey hey 

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