The God-Why-Don’t-You-Love-Me Blues

Hello, folks, we're into the Follies!
First, though, folks, we'll pause for a mo'
Naw, naw, folks, you'll still get your jollies
It's just I got a problem that I think you should know

See, I've been very perturbed of late, very upset
Very betwixt and between
The things that I want, I don't seem to get
The things that I get, y'know what I mean?

I've got those "God, why-don't-you-love-me, oh, you-do? I'll-see-you-later" blues
That "Long-as-you-ignore-me, you're-the-only-thing-that-matters" feeling
That "If-I'm-good-enough-for-you, you're-not-good-enough"
And "Thank-you-for-the-present, but-what's-wrong-with-it?" stuff
Those "Don't-come-any-closer, 'cause-you-know-how-much-I-love-ya" feelings
Those "Tell-me-that-you-love-me, oh, you-did? I-gotta-run-now" blues!

Margie?
(Hm?)
Margie, Margie, Margie, Margie, Margie!

She says she really loves me
(I love you!)
She says, she says she really cares
(I care, I care!)
She says that I'm her hero
(My hero!)
She says, I'm perfect, she swears
(You're perfect, goddammit!)

She says that if we parted
(If we parted!)
She says, she says that she'd be sick
(Blegh!)
She says she's mine forever
(Forever!)
She says- I gotta get outta here quick!
(Don't go, don't go!)
(I love you, I love you!)
(Come back!)

I've got those "Whisper-how-I'm-better-than-I-think, but-what-do-you-know?" blues
That "Why-do-you-keep-telling-me-I-stink-when-I-adore-you?" feeling
That "Say-I'm-all-the-world-to-you, you're-out-of-your-mind"
"I-know-there's-someone-else, and-I-could-kiss-your-behind"

Those "You-say-I'm-terrific, but-your-taste-was-always-rotten" feelings
Those "Go-away, I-need-you"
"Come-to-me, I'll-kill-you"
"Darling, I'll-do-anything-to-keep-you-with-me-'til-you-"
"Tell-me-that-you-love-me, oh, you-did? Now-beat-it-will-you?" blues!

Sally?
Ah, Sally, Sally!
She says she loves another
(Another!)
She says, a fella she prefers
('Fers, 'fers!)
She says that he's her idol
(Idol, idol, idol, idol, idol!)
She says, ideal, she avers
(You deal, uh, "avers?")

She says that anybody-
(Buddy? Blegh!)
She says, would suit her more than I
(Aye-yae-yae!)
She says that I'm a washout
(A washout!)
She says- I love her so much, I could die!
(Get outta here!)

(Oh, oh!)
(Go away, go away!)
(Ahh, ahh!)

I've got those "God, why-don't-you-love-me, oh-you-do? I'll-see-you-later" blues (bla-bla-blues!)
That "Long-as-you-ignore-me, you're-the-only-thing-that-matters" feeling (feeling!)
That "If-I'm-good-enough-for-you, you're-not-good-enough" (woo!)
And "Thank-you-for-the-present, but-what's-wrong-with-it?" stuff (ooh!)
Those "Don't-come-any-closer, 'cause-you-know-how-much-I-love-ya" feelings (bla-bla-blues!)

Those "If-you-will, then-I-can't"
"If-you-don't, then-I-gotta-give-it-to-me, I-don't-want-it"
"If-you-won't, I-gotta-have-it!"
"High-low, wrong-right"
"Yes-no, black-white!"
"God, why-don't-you-love-me, oh, you-do? I'll-see-you-later"
Blues!