Why Must I Plead Lyrics - Singles - Richard Thompson

All your bitterness and lies 

Sting like tears in my eyes 

And a thousand lovesick tunes 

Won't wash away the wounds from my mind 

You've been seen around, you're a news sensation 

You got a better deal and you took his invitation 

You've been sitting on his lap and taking his dictation 

Mercy, we used to love all day and drive all night 

Mercy, jealousy used to whet your appetite 

Mercy, we were low as dogs and high as kites 

Why must I plead with you darling, 

For what's already mine 

My friends are indiscreet 

And I sing myself to sleep 

And I don't mind the red wine 

Or the pickup line as long as it's cheap 

I ask you what 's wrong, and you say I'm all yours 

I ask who your friend is, and you say Santa Clause 

I ask you to come home, you say yoU're tired of being indoors 

Mercy, you know you signed on that dotted line 

Mercy, you signed yours and I signed mine 

Mercy, you said forever till the end of time 

Why must I plead with you darling, 

For what's already mine 

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