Richard Thompson - Why Must I Plead lyrics

All your bitterness and lies Sting like tears in my eyes And a thousand lovesick tunes Won't wash away the wounds from my mind You've been seen around, you're a news sensation You got a better deal and you took his invitation You've been sitting on his lap and taking his dictation Mercy, we used to love all day and drive all night Mercy, jealousy used to whet your appetite Mercy, we were low as dogs and high as kites Why must I plead with you darling, For what's already mine My friends are indiscreet And I sing myself to sleep And I don't mind the red wine Or the pickup line as long as it's cheap I ask you what 's wrong, and you say I'm all yours I ask who your friend is, and you say Santa Clause I ask you to come home, you say yoU're tired of being indoors Mercy, you know you signed on that dotted line Mercy, you signed yours and I signed mine Mercy, you said forever till the end of time Why must I plead with you darling, For what's already mine