Lyrics

WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE?
Words and music, by Winston Apple

The fires are raging, burning out of control
And I'm trying hard to hold you,
but you're so hard to hold
You had a hold on me for so long,
now you're letting go
And there are times when I feel
like I can't take it anymore
I feel so lonely
But I won't be lonely for long
Somebody else will take your place here in my arms
Somebody else will take this love that you have wasted
This love that you didn't want

Well, I don't know how you can treat me
the way that you do
After all the love and kindness I have given you
Now you treat me like a criminal
and I ain't done nothin' wrong
You say your love for me has faded,
my love for you is strong
And it's getting stronger
But that doesn't mean I'm gonna break down,
if you go away
And that doesn't mean that
I'll be waiting for you, darling
If you change your mind and come back someday

Hey, what's it gonna take
to make you change your mind and stay?
What's is gonna take
to make you see how much you mean to me?
What's it gonna take?
Well, I've been wondering what went wrong,
but I haven't got a clue
And I don't know what more I can say,
or what more I can do
To try to find my way back to you
and the love we knew
So tell me, what's it gonna take?
Tell me Baby
Tell me, what's it gonna take?
I really wanna know, what's it gonna take?
I'll do whatever it takes

© Gary Winston Apple, 2000.
Used by permission. All rights reserved.