That's What You Get (for Being Polite) Songtext
von The Jacksons

Jack still cries day and night
Jack′s not happy with his life
He wanna do this, he wanna do that
He wanna be kind but ends up flat for love
For love

He tries so hard to give a lot
He wants to be what he is not
Love's not harsh, love′s not bad
And what she's doin' for love is so sad

(He wants to be so bad, he wants to be so bad)
All the time gettin′ in, thinks he can′t get out
Something's deep inside of him
Eatin′ up the pride of him
That makes him buy things for other girls
(That's what you get for being polite)
(For being polite)


Jack still sits all alone
He lives the world that is his own
He′s lost in thought, of who to be
I wish to God that he could see, just love
Give him love

He tries so hard to give a lot
He wants to be what he is not
Love's not harsh, love′s not bad
And what she's doin' for love is so sad

(He wants to be so bad, he wants to be so bad)
All the time gettin′ in, thinks he can′t get out
Something's deep inside of him
Eatin′ up the pride of him
That makes him buy things for other girls
(That's what you get for being polite)
(For being polite)

Jack′s still tryin' to make you happy but
Jack′s still tryin' to make you happy but
Jack's still tryin′ to make you happy but it′s love
But it's love

(Jack′s still) Tryin' to make, but don′t you know he cries?
(Jack's still) But don′t you know he's scared?
(Jack's still) Ooh, it′s often for his love
It′s for his love


Don't you know he often cries about you?
He cries about me
He cries about you (you) and me (me)
And every little thing that′s in his way
He cries about me
He cries about you (you) and me (me)
Know that he's just sadly cryin′

(Jack's still) Don′t you know he cries?
(Jack's still) Don't you know he′s scared?
(Jack′s still) Ooh, it's often for his love
Yeah, yeah! Don′tcha know!

(Jack's still) Don′tcha know! Don'tcha know!
Don′tcha know! Don'tcha know!
(Jack's still) Don′tcha know! Don′tcha know!
Don't you know!
He cries
He cries because there is a lack of love
Don′t you know, it's often

(Jack′s still) Don'tcha know!
(Jack′s still) Yeah, yeah, ooh! Don'tcha know
(Jack's still) Often cries because there is no love
Jack′s still (Jack′s still)