You Better You Bet - The Who

You better, you better, you bet You better, you better, you bet You better, you better, you bet You better, you better, you bet I call you on the telephone My voice too rough with cigarettes I sometimes feel I should just go home But I'm dealing with a memory that never forgets I love to hear you say my name Especially when you say yes I got your body right now on my mind But I drunk myself blind to the sound of old T-Rex To the sound of old T-Rex, oh and who's next When I say I love you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I need you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) You better bet your life Or love will cut you (Love) Cut you like a knife I want those feeble-minded axes overthrown I'm not into your passport picture, I just like your nose You welcome me with open arms and open legs I know only fools have needs, but this one never begs I don't really mind how much you love me Ooh, a little is alright When you say come over and spend the night Tonight, tonight When I say I love you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I need you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) You better bet your life Or love will cut you (Love) Cut you like a knife I lay on the bed with you We could make some book of records Your dog keeps licking my nose And chewing up all those letters Saying you better You better bet your life You better love me, all the time now You better shove me back into line now You better love me, all the time now You better shove me back into line now I showed up late one night With a neon light for a visa But knowing I'm so eager to fight Can't make letting me in any easier I know, I've been wearing crazy clothes And I look pretty crappy sometime But my body feels so good And I still sing a razor line every time And when it comes to all night living I know what I'm giving I've got it all down to a tee And it's free When I say I love you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I need you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I love you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I need you, you scream you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I love you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I need you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I love you, you say you better (You better, you better, you bet) When I say I need you, you scream you better (You better, you better, you bet) You better bet your life Or love will cut you just like a knife

I've been wasting all my time Waiting for the day when thoughts of you don't cloud my mind And I've been trying to repair Not that I think you should care I'm just clearing the air But do you think that we could still be friends And just pretend I don't love you? We could get to know the newest versions of each other Act like we were never lovers too Or is it too complicated? Well, maybe it is So just do me a favor and tell me how to forget all of this 'Cause I've been spending all my days Wishing that the rain would fall and wash this all away All this aching in my chest that's been Making it so much harder for me to breathe How could I be so naive? To even think that maybe you and I Could still be friends and just pretend I don't love you We could get to know the newest versions of each other Act like we were never lovers Something that I've tried to do Since the day that I lost you Since the day that I watched you leave 'Cause I've been wasting all my time Tormenting myself with foolish ideas I wish I could just leave this all behind It doesn't pain me like it used to It just gets on my nerves I don't want to fucking think about you anymore I try to sway my mind away But no matter what I just always come right back to you

The video game says "Play me" Face it on a level but it takes you every time on a one on one Feeling running down your spine Nothing gonna save your one last dime cause it owns you Through and through The databank knows my number Says I gotta pay cause I made the grade last year Feel it when I turn the screw Kicks you round the world, there ain't a thing that it can't do Do to you Who made who, who made you? Who made who, ain't nobody told you? Who made who, who made you? If you made them and they made you Who picked up the bill, who? And who made who? Who made who, who turned the screw? Satellites send me picture Get it in the eye, take it to the world (take it to the wire) Spinning like a dynamo Feel it going round and round Running out of chips, you got no line in an 8-bit town So don't look down, no Who made who, who made you? Who made who, ain't nobody told you? Who made who, who made you? If you made them and they made you Who picked up the bill, who? And who made who? Ain't nobody told you, who made who?

Let me tell you what I wish I'd known When I was young and dreamed of glory You have no control Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? President Jefferson I'll give him this, his financial system is a work of genius I couldn't undo it if I tried And I've tried Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? President Madison He took our country from bankruptcy to prosperity I hate to admit it But he doesn't get enough credit for all the credit he gave us Who lives, who dies, who tells your story Every other founding fathers' story gets told Every other founding father gets to grow old And when you're gone, who remembers your name? Who keeps your flame? Who tells your story? Who tells your story? Who tells your story? (Eliza) I put myself back in the narrative (Eliza) I stop wasting time on tears I live another 50 years It's not enough (Eliza) I interview every soldier who fought by your side (She tells our story) I try to make sense of your thousands of pages of writings You really do write like you're running out of time I rely on Angelica While she's alive, we tell your story She is buried in Trinity Church near you When I needed her most, she was right on time And I'm still not through I ask myself, what would you do if you had more time The Lord, in his kindness He gives me what you always wanted He gives me more time I raise funds in D.C. for the Washington Monument (She tells my story) I speak out against slavery You could have done so much more if you only had time And when my time is up, have I done enough? Will they tell your story? Oh, can I show you what I'm proudest of? (The orphanage) I established the first private orphanage in New York City (The orphanage) I help to raise hundreds of children I get to see them growing up (The orphanage) In their eyes I see you, Alexander I see you every time And when my time is up Have I done enough? Will they tell your story? Oh, I can't wait to see you again It's only a matter of time Will they tell your story? (Time) Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? (Time) Will they tell your story? (Time) Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?