She says her mind is made up   She's fought the feelin's long enough   She can't find love or herself in her heart   Says, "We got together way too young"   An' then there's me here still in love   Watchin' the ties that bind us fallin' apart      First she asks for freedom an' she says that she's leavin'   I say no 'cause I need her, then down comes the hammer   When I can't take her, I say I'll sign the papers   She cries an' she won't take yes for an answer   How am I supposed to choose   When it's heads she wins, tails I lose, yeah      She bought some little dresses an' got a big tattoo   Says, "I don't understand what she's goin' through"   Maybe middle-age crazy or just tired of us   An' maybe I'm foolish tryin' to make it work   But I made this promise for better or worse   An' I'd do anything to make her happy, if I just knew what it was      First she asks for freedom an' she says that she's leavin'   I say no 'cause I need her, then down comes the hammer   When I can't take her, I say I'll sign the papers   She cries an' she won't take yes for an answer   How am I supposed to choose   When it's heads she wins, tails I lose      I've worked so hard   (He's worked so hard)   Tried so long   It's like everything I do is wrong      First she asks for freedom an' she says that she's leavin'   I say no 'cause I need her, then down comes the hammer   When I can't take her, I say I'll sign the papers   She cries an' she won't take yes for an answer   How am I supposed to choose   When it's heads she wins, tails I lose      How am I supposed to choose   When it's heads she wins, tails I lose      Either way I lose, oh