You can give, you can take
You can give, you can take
Darling, there was a time when I
just lingered on
Every day, hoping you would change
your way and be mine at long
But you just don't care,
even let me see you with your other man
Without a conscience or a principle,
without respect or understanding
But yet the other night,
you acted so surprised
When you saw me with another girl,
you couldn't
believe your eyes
You started performing
as if you loved me so
When it was only your pride I know
And now you've got the
nerve to get mad with
Oh, my darling, face reality
You can give, but you can't take
You can give, but you can't take
Well, I'm glad you found out
Like I knew you would
That a sip of your own medicine
It don't taste so good
You can't you can't take
Oh, I'm glad I'm headed for a dive
You can't take
Oh, my darlin', my darlin',
my darlin', my darlin'
In spite of all that has gone down
Deep down inside, I really,
I really, I really love you
No sweeter love have I found
Oh, even though I love you so
There's only so much that I can stand
If you don't want to see
me with another girl
Then you better get rid
of your other man now
Now there's no question
about where you stand
As long as you respect me as a man
Oh, you can give, but you can't take I know you can't give,
but you can't take
Well, I'm glad you found out,
like I knew you would
That a sip of your own medicine,
it don't taste so good
Oh, oh, oh, right now
You can't take
I said I'm glad you found out
You can't take
Well, I'm glad you found out
Like I knew you would
That a sip of your own medicine
It don't taste so good
Oh, right now
Lordy, lordy, mama now
Everything's gonna be all right
Mmm, you know, you know
Soon one morning,
soon one morning I know that things are gonna get alright
All you gotta do,
all you gotta do is lift your conscience
Baby, baby,
baby lift your conscience up so high
Oh I love you, oh I love you, oh I love you my darling,
my darling, my darling
I want you by my side
you