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   Oh, but mercy! We used to love all day and drive all night   Oh mercy! Jealousy used to whet your appetite   Mercy! We were low as dogs and high as kites   Why must I plead with you, Darling   Why must I plead with you, Darling   Why must I plead with you, Darling   For what's already mine?      Oh my friends are indiscreet   And I sing myself to sleep   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 it's Santa Claus   I ask you to come home, and you say   You're tired of being indoors   Oh but mercy! You know you signed on that dotted line   Oh mercy! Well you signed yours and I signed mine   Oh mercy! You said forever till the end of time   Why must I plead with you, Darling   Why must I plead with you, Darling   Why must I plead with you, Darling   For what's already mine?      I said why must I plead with you, Darling   For what's already mine?