If You Were Mine

I been waiting here for so long

counting all the holes in my shoes

you've been singing such a different song

I ain't gonna punch you in the eye

just 'cause you tell a crazy lie

Even so . . .

I knew how you would go . . .

I'm always the last to know you're trying to love me too

You've been wasting so much time away

never seem to get through to you

you've been lazy now it's time to pay

who's gonna be the one to say who's gonna make the move today

I won't stand by . . .

asking you questions why . . .

not while you say you're too shy to look me in the eye . . .

If you were mine

I'd never need to wipe the smile from my face

it ain't no crime

what we'd achieve if we stayed in this place

You said once I had a hold on you

and I believed you first time around

but now you don't know what you're trying to do

so when you turn around and realise

I'm not around to dry your eyes

Then you'll know . . .

it's crazy to let me go . . .

you're always the last to know

I'm trying to love you too . . .

If you were mine

I'd never need to wipe the smile from my face

it ain't no crime

what we'd achieve if we stayed in this place

If you kept your promise baby

everything would stay the same

but I can't shake the feeling you're searching maybe

for another love to blame

If you were mine

I'd never need to wipe the smile from my face

it ain't no crime