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Why Do You Do It If It Makes You Sick?

from The Lock & the Key by Chaise Lounge

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A Fever dream of a different sort.

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Why do you do it if it makes you sick?

I asked my mom,
What’s going on?
This feels so wrong
I’ve got such pain inside.

She said “you’re fine
Just give it time
And stop your whinning It’ll
Soon subside

You just fell hard
And you’re in love again.
Let down your guard
You’ve got that weakness for men.

There is no remedy to help with this fling
( let me ) ask you one thing:
Why do you do it if it makes you sick?














2.
At two o’clock
Went to the doc .
“Can you concoct
A drug to get this boy off my mind?

That doctor swore
There is no cure
Your temperature is
At a hundred and nine

There is no pill or potion
I can prescribe
A love like this
Can make you feel like you died.

He said) there is no lotion that can sooth this sting
So let me ask you one thing
Why do you do it if it makes you sick

Bridge
It’s a crying shame that I was made this way
Can’t get it right and I can’t stay away.

3.
Went to the priest
Got on my knees and
Said “oh please-
Father help me pray

I’m full of sin
In love again
This thing with men
Is going to lead me astray
He sprinkled holy water
Down my cheek
Then said some mumbo
Jumbo in latin or greek

Said: There is no prayer or even hymn I can sing
So let me ask you one thing
Why do you do it if it makes you sick?

4.
What do you do?
I’m asking you.
When we conclude
Love makes us invalids

Do we just lay down?
Move out of town?
Or just announce
That Love has won and we quit?

There must be something in
Some part of our brain
That makes this search for love
Worth all the pain.

I won’t give up until I stop this guessing
And I answer this question
Why do we do it if it makes us sick?

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from The Lock & the Key, released January 1, 2017

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Modern Songbook Records Bethesda, Maryland

Modern Songbook Records is a boutique record label specializing in Music to Dress Up For.

The label represents three fantastic artists:
Chaise Lounge - www.ChaiseLoungeNation.com
Gia Mora - www.GiaMora.com
Charlie Barnett - www.CharlieBarnett.com
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