Catch-22 Blues

Well a bug can't lift a twig, for a dog it's nothing big

But he don't want to

And the dog can't grab a cat, a racoon can do all that

But he don't want to

And I dream of you at night, while you hold your baby tight

But he don't want you

You can see it in his eyes, from the way he tells you lies

That he don't want you

He stays at work too long, and you beg him to come home

But he don't want to

Girl I'd be so good for you, I know you could love me too

But you don't want to

I got a black book full of numbers, of girls I'll never call

They only make me think of you, you don't think of me at all

A pig can't eat a cow, that old bear could show him how

But he don't want to

Now that bear can't reach the bees, an eagle can with ease

But he don't want to

Baby it's a shame, your man calls someone else's name

But girl I want you

He doesn't love her, but she doesn't care

I'm in the middle with my heart up in the air

It's true, it's like the old catch-22

'Cause love is taking numbers

But the order's gone askew