Nikka Costa - Can't Please Everybody

Lyrics

Bendin' over backwards

You walk on shells like a prisoner

But it's shaky ground when you livin'

In a house of cards

Your nerves are shot

You can barely cope

(You're) spread so thin like a tightrope

Trippin' over yourself to make sure

You never miss a mark

[Chorus]

Don't you know

You can't please everybody

No you can't please everybody

No matter how hard ya try

What you lookin' at me for

I used my tears to mop the floor

One stick one stone ain't enough to make me fall apart

Somebody waits for you with a crown

And somebody else wants to take ya down

It don't matter which side of the fence

That you choose to ride

[Chorus]

You need someone to hold your hand

Someone to understand

But you tiptoin' tryin' to find it's just a waste of time

So many people up in your face

Only hold ya back

Only slow your pace

You'll lose it if ya keep on tryin'

Hey hey hey

[Chorus]