Pains and Tears Songtext
von The Pointer Sisters

Flames and tears and wasted years
Was all you had to give.Think I took enough of that
High time I learned to live
Never any trouble just as long as you got your way
Now you′re up to making games
But this game I won't play
I know you′re unhappy that I'm feeling this way
But don't start talking, you′ve got nothing to say
My life is beginning and it′s time to start winning
'Cause soon you′re gonna see better days
I can't help but wonder
How I took it for so long
Hope you change your attitude
But guess that I was wrong
Want you to remember
How you used me like a tool
Maybe I might clown around
But I′m nobody's fool
Now maybe you think I made it sound pretty bad
But don′t get me wrong 'cause honey I'm glad


My good times started last year Sunday morning
So there isn′t any cross to be had
All day, all night, I was doing work
But you know that gets me down
Things picked up with love and school
′Til you started messing around
Day in and day out if you'd straighten up
Child, there would be no doubt it could be
I′m picking up speed, I'll be better off indeed
Since you quit treating me ill
Now that we′ve had this tiff
There shouldn't be any bill
You can write if you like it right
But baby, don′t take my life
Don't you lay your hands on me
I know that you want to but you can't anymore
Don′t you lay no rap on me
I know how your strong close friend before
First you spank, then you cuss so sad
′Cause you know what you're doing is bad
Brother turn around and leave
You know that rough words starting to give
I know that it′s out of the way
That you expect to feel used, treated cool
'Til you lost respect instead
I′ll be hitting up old radio scripts
Come the morning and I could be mad
Do, do, do, da, do, ba, ba
Do, ba, do, bee, do, ba, do, bee, do, ba
Loo, da, lee, da, dee, oh, do, ee, ah, oh
Ah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Ah, ba, ba, bee, ba, ba, ba, ba
Gonna leave or I'm gonna fit
Go it
Do my time now that′s it
That's it
Look out
Watch it
I'll split
I′ll split
Just don′t step my way
Been sitting around thinking about trouble you gave me
Wonder why I made him so mad
'Less you trying to drive me crazy
One thing so quick it flew past
Now my problem is almost ready
Don′t you see I'm being free
I can be saved
Saved
From being crazy
Crazy
I can be saved
Saved
From a life of misery and sorrow
Now that you finally lose this, leaving me
I′ve had enough of it from the start
Though you're still wrecking me
But thanks for teaching me lessons I did need
Lost a lot of sleep ′cause I've been thinking day and night
Hope there's no hard feelings ′cause I sure don′t want to fight
Trouble with your love was like a never-ending race
Now I'm getting off this track
I′m tired of second place
I know you're unhappy that I′m feeling this way
But don't start talking you got nothing to say
My life is beginning and it′s time to start winning
'Cause soon you're gonna see better days