When I told her I loved her,
She said, ”That’s so nice of you to say.
And you’ve been such a good good friend,
But you know I don’t see you that way.”
I said, “Just think it over,
Maybe you could try to change your mind.”
She said, “That’s not the way things work,
And there’s no point in living a lie.”
She said, “You can’t make yourself want what you don’t want
Even if you wish you could want it.
You can’t make yourself need what you don’t need
Just because you stumbled upon it.
You can’t make yourself love somebody you don’t,
Yeah, it’s understood
That you can’t make yourself want what you don’t want
Even if you wish you could.”
I said, “If there’s a problem,
Won’t you tell me what I need to do.
If there’s something that I should change,
Let me know and I’ll change it for you.”
She said, “That’s not the answer;
You are just way you’re meant to be.
You’ve got all that girl could want;
It’s a shame that that girl isn’t me.”
She said, “You can’t make yourself want what you don’t want
Even if you wish you could want it.
You can’t make yourself need what you don’t need
Just because you stumbled upon it.
You can’t make yourself love somebody you don’t,
Yeah, it’s understood
That you can’t make yourself want what you don’t want
Even if you wish you could.”
She said, “Nobody knows why we want what we want,
But we want what we want just the same.”
She said, “Nobody knows why we want what we want,
But we know that there’s no one to blame.”
No no no…
She said, “Please don’t be angry;
I don’t want to see you hurt at all.
I’ve got a friend with a thing for you.
If you’d like let me give her a call.”
I said, “That’s not the answer
‘Cause I met your friend a time or two.
She’s got all that a guy could want.
It’s a shame that she’ll never be you.”
I said, “You can’t make yourself want what you don’t want
Even if you wish you could want it.
You can’t make yourself need what you don’t need
Just because you stumbled upon it.
You can’t make yourself love somebody you don’t,
Yeah, it’s understood
That you can’t make yourself want what you don’t want
Even if you wish you could.”
She said, “You can’t make yourself want what you don’t want.
You can’t make yourself want what you don’t.”
I said, “You can’t make yourself want what you don’t want.
You can’t make yourself want what you don’t…”
New York City-based singer/songwriter best known for the songs he contributed to the indie films "Happiness," "American Splendor" and "The Tao of Steve"
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Nick Piunti's third album confirms the idiosyncratic talent of this musician who keeps churning out fantastic power-pop tunes that would rejoice even the most jaded pop-rock fan, whether young or old, if they knew about the existence of 'Beyond the Static'. POPPHIL
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XTC had their moment in time...this recording extends it...Full of small, tight , quirky songs it juz rolls along. Recommended but maybe only for XTC fans.. cwhitney
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Decent homage to what I consider one of the finest English (as in region in south of British Isles, rather than language or mistaken term for entire UK) Folk records of the Twentieth century. Shaggy Maggot
Tamar Berk pairs trenchant autobiographical lyrics with brittle guitars for songs that will win over fans of early Liz Phair. Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2022