A Pulitzer prize An Oscar or two Are things I won't get Things I won't get
A Bentley or Benz Well don't hold your breath Of things I won't get Things I won't get
Affairs with a star Who offers me dope Far in advance Far in advance
A college degree A job with some hope There's just no chance There's just no chance
But when I see you lying by my side Looking extra clean I'm in a state where I, I don't mind My thoughts turn obscene
String theory thoughts or Sartre and such are Things I won't get Things a won't get Schoenberg and twelve-tone And films out of french Are things a won't get Things a won't get A chair that's designed By Charles and Ray Eames Are things I won't get Things I won't get
But when I see you lying by my side I understand you well I'm in a state where I, I don't mind I guess it's just as well
The world is so hard The people so mean Of things I don't get Things I don't get We sit on the floor And talk about dreams Of things we won't get Things we won't get
But when I see you lying by my side Looking extra keen I'm in a state where I, I don't mind Just you and me and caffeine