Love's Not Good Enough

(album: Ego Is Not A Dirty Word - 1975)

I'd like to be in love but love's not good enough
Good enough a reason to be in love these days
There's too much going on, there's too much that's going wrong
Going wrong to be in love these days

Well, the girls in front are on mandrax
They're all dancing in three-quarter time
Waiting for the next band to touch down
And buy them a whiskey and lime
The boys up the back they're all drinking beer
They don't know what to do with their hands
They'd like to grab the girl with the mink eyebrows
But they're too nervous to make any plans

They like to be in love but love's not good enough
Good enough a reason to be in love these days
Everyone's got high ideals they know exactly how it feels
To be the one to turn the wheels these days

An old sweetheart is crying in her vodka
Waiting six months for a smile
From a man who's too busy with his new-found fame
He's playing it cool for a while
A new lover says come on over here
Another wants a date right now
For some double talk and cigarettes
Before the night turns sour

They'd like to be in love but love's just not enough
Not enough to be in love these days
There's too much going on, there's too much that's going wrong
Going wrong to be in love these days

You said that you wanted me
Whenever you were free
You handed me your front door key
While I analyzed your strategy
Offered me some lemon tea
Questioned my fidelity
Bit my ear and felt my knee
While I gave you the third degree

'Cause love's not good enough, love's not good enough
Love's not good enough
Love's not good enough good enough good enough...

We all want different things
But we all want to live like kings
We all want the best there is these days
Yeah, it's just too tough
Yeah, it gets so rough
'Cause love's not good enough these days