You don't teach a kid to drink milk Or a mackerel to swim in the sea And when the magic hour approaches lovers You don't tell me You don't teach the ocean to roll Or an Englishman how to drink tea And when affection starts to take me over You don't tell me Only yesterday, I was green as May Now I have to say How nice to see the symptoms or beyond Have an option on you Oh, I'm as young as I ever will be I really understand the moment of truth You don't tell me You don't tell me No, no, don't tell me