Story Behind The Song

For my Mom.

Lyrics

?I Got It From You?
Words and Music by Richard Leiter

VERSE
I drive you crazy
You pull out your hair
You think I?m self-centered
And grossly unfair
But no matter what I do
You still seem to care
It must be a quality
You and I share

I got a temper
Yes I?m high strung
My brilliance convinces me
I?m number one
But you always forgive me
And you?re not so dumb
I finally figured out why

CHORUS
I got it from you
Got it from you
All of the nice and the mean
And the love in between came from you
Got it from you
And though I?m sure you?ll deny that it?s true
I know that I got it from you

VERSE
I know that we sometimes
Don?t see eye to eye
And the wronger it rubs us
The harder we try
Oh we?ll probably do it
The rest of our lives
But I no longer ask myself why

CHORUS
I got it from you
Got it from you
All of the nice and the mean
And the love in between came from you
Got it from you
And though I?m sure you?ll deny that it?s true

We might as well love it
We won?t be rid of it
Let?s drink to the blameless
Say ?Viva la sameness?
We both know I got it from you

© Richard Leiter 2003
Contact: Richard Leiter 415.451.1891