Betsy Morgan - Why Not? / Surrender lyrics

They're both very dramatic It's in their blood, I guess Dick and I met doing community theater He fell for me hard, I didn't fall for him I liked him, though He called me “Buddy” He was persistent Even when I was dating other boys Dick would drive me into town And wait until my date was over Then drive me home What kind of man does that? When did thee realize that thee loved him? I don't know One day or one night Walking on the beach Or maybe riding in his car Singing old songs I don't know I told myself, “Why not?” He wants more, so do you Men who want a better life Will work to get that life Those men are rare and few Why not take the plunge? His intentions seemed true blue He believed in loving me What kind of man does that? I said, “Why not believe I love him, too?” But sometimes wanting more Turns to wanting too much You work so hard for more That you fall out of touch With the reasons to work And to toil and to slave ‘Til the world that you built Starts to crumble and cave ‘Til you find all too late That you've dug your own grave In pursuit of being beloved He so wants to be beloved And he'll never be beloved I believe in loving him Despite the man he is Despite the things he does No matter if he fails It is and always was Why not Why not Why not Truth will not lose ground by being tried Thee let Richard stray Dick has a dark side He's always had a dark side Thee failed in thy marriage with thine husband And by thine choices, thee failed Go away, Hannah Please, Mother Please, go away Thee married a man Thee know thee can never change Thee married a man Thee know thee can never save Surrender, admit thee have failed Surrender, thine coffin is nailed closed shut Thee think thee can help him, But they are too weak; too soft and too weak Thee married a man thee know thee do not love Thee cannot change what he is Admit that thee do not know how Surrender thine hope for happiness Surrender, surrender thine hope Surrender, do it now Surrender, attrition I told you not to bother him Daddy snapped at me You deserved it On my wedding day? Failure Daddy won't help, Uncle B.B. won't help Hey, it's almost 4 o'clock I'm supposed to get married at 4 o'clock Don't fight it, give up Mother Give up Surrender Nooooo! Mother No