She wanna string of pearls, all I got her was a necklace   Made of flowers from the trash can   She wanna make me pay for it   Yeah while I'm at it guess I'll take another bath, man      And the record's out   Holdin' steady gaining on last place   And in a moment's notice   We'll be ready for the next new phase   Another stupid craze      She wanna string of pearls, all I got her was a necklace   Made of flowers from the trash can   She's gonna make me pay for it   I start to sing and cry and then it makes me laugh, man      Yeah we've all got doubts might not be winning but still in the race   And in a moment's notice we'll be ready for her next new phase   It might be hard to sell still never in giving   Have I given so deep oh, well      Will you give it all to me when you're dead?   You can keep the scent on my pillow   To settle your broken-hearten head      Will you think of me when you die?   Holding steady moment's notice   Again she left with my heart in hand      She says she hates me, yeah she's lied before   Again it's time to play me, yeah it just adds up   That same sad melodic score, I wrote another one   Does this one count? And did cost as much as all the other ones   So much more, so much more, so much more, so much more      She wanna string of pearls, all I got her was a necklace   Made of flowers from the trash can   She wanna make me pay for it   And while I'm at it guess I'll take another bath, man      Yeah the record's out   Holding steady gaining on last place   And in a moment's notice   We'll be ready for her next new phase   So I state my case      Would you want a string of pearls?   Would you want a string of pearls?   Would you want a string of pearls?   'Cause all I got you was a necklace   Made of flowers, made of flowers from a trash can      And she wanna string of pearls   Ain't that enough, ma'am?   And she wanna string of pearls   I think it's worth so much more      And she wanna string of pearls   I think it's worth so much more   And she wanna string of pearls