You wanted me to bend So I bent like a tree To become the man That you wanted me to be But I leaned so hard That I thought I would break Yeah, I leaned so hard/And that was my mistake// So you don't know what you're asking of me No, you don't know what you're asking of me// To prove my love You set out three tests Three reasons for your unhappiness I pa**ed them all For you I prevailed Yeah, I pa**ed them all But I still failed// So you don't know What you're asking of me No, you don't know What you're asking of me Is it harder than you thought
Being cruel and free And you don't know What you're asking of me// Now you call me up When your mind's in doubt To weigh the cost And to feel me out But the answer was carved On the stone you cast Yeah, the answer's fading In the past// So you don't know what you're asking of me No, you don't know what you're asking of me Is it harder than you thought Being cruel and free You don't know what you're asking of me No, you don't know what you're asking of me You don't know what you're asking of me No, no, no, no//