Then I'll Be Tired of You - John Coltrane

You look at me and wonder, you look at me and doubt, Darling your eyes are asking, "Will the flame burn out?" Well, no one is sure of sun shine, no one is sure of dawn, But I am sure my love will live on and on. I'll be tired of you when stars are tired of gleaming When I am tired of dreaming, then I'll be tired of you. This I know is true, when winds are tired of blowing, When grass is tired of growing, then I'll be tired of you. Beyond the years, 'Til day is night, 'til wrong is right, 'Til birds refuse to sing, Beyond the years, the echo of my only love Will still be whispering, whispering. And if my throbbing heart should ever start repeating That it is tired of beating, then I'll be tired of you.

I can be your liar I can be your bearer of bad news Sick and uninspired by the diamonds in your fire Burning like a flame inside of you But is this just desire or the truth? So shame on me for the ruse Shame on me for the blues Another one returned that I'll never use I won't go getting tired of you I won't go getting tired of you I'm not getting tired I won't go getting tired of you I won't go getting tired of you I'm not getting tired Hanging on this wire Waiting for the day I have to choose Cursed by love so dire One more boy for hire One more boy to lend a hand to you But is this just desire or the truth? So shame on me for the ruse Shame on me for the blues Another one returned that I'll never use I won't go getting tired of you I won't go getting tired of you I'm not getting tired I won't go getting tired of you I won't go getting tired of you I'm not getting tired of you Of you, oh I can be your liar I can be your bearer of bad news Sick and uninspired by the diamonds in your fire Burning like a flame inside of you But is this just desire or the truth? So shame on me for the ruse Shame on me for the blues Another one returned that I'll never use I won't go getting tired of you I won't go getting tired of you I'm not getting tired I won't go getting tired of you I won't go getting tired of you I'm not getting tired of you

So you think you know me, That you have me figured out, That you know what I'm about and what I need You seem to think you own me. Sneering at me being me, living life differently Well, come a little closer, cause I got some news for you. Come a little closer, closer I'm so sick of you, I'm frickin' sick of you. You don't know nothing, Nothing bout my kind (sick of you) So Sick of you, I'm frickin' sick of you So go and stick your truth where the sun don't shine (so sick of you) You're always trying to force-feed me your foul Philosophy, your ideas for folks like me, relentlessly Trying to unfree me. Be quiet, ssh, can you hear? I will make this extra clear So come a little closer, cause I got some news for you. Come a little closer, closer I'm so sick of you, I'm frickin' sick of you. You don't know nothing, nothing bout my kind (sick of you) So sick of you, I'm frickin' sick of you so go and Stick your truth where the sun don't shine (so sick of you) So you think you know us, That you have us figured out, That you know what we're about and what we need Trying to control us. Let me make this very clear for you, For all to hear: I'm so sick of you! Sick of you, I'm frickin' sick of you. You don't know nothing, nothing bout my kind (sick of you) So sick of you, I'm frickin' sick of you so go and Stick your truth where the sun don't shine (so sick of you) I'm so sick of you, I'm so sick of you, I'm so sick of, I'm so sick of you, you, you, you I'm so sick of you, so sick of you, I'm so sick of you!