Preach

(album: Sting - 2023)

Pack it up love nothing lasts forever
And you shoulda coulda woulda now you'll never know
Lock it up son let that rhythm get ya
Well it won't be long until you've got your sticks and stones

God I'm feeling like I can't win
Cause you want it all or nothing
Can I live? Leave me alone
And you're dogging me for my sins
Tell me who do you think you're talking to?
Leave me alone

But honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Well honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me

Pack it up and pull yourself together
There's a million people watching, waiting for your fall
Lock it up, son, let that rhythm get you
Cause it won't be long until I'm back where I'm supposed to be

And you're dogging me for my sins
Tell me who do you think you're talking to?
Leave me alone

But honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Well honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me

I hear what they're saying
They're saying I'm crazy
I feel the pressure pushing down on me
But honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me

Just try to walk a mile in
My shoes that I've been living in
You wouldn't last a minute
I don't do this for nothing
And can't you leave me alone?

But honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Well honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me
(Don't you preach to me)

I hear what they're saying
They're saying I'm crazy
I feel the pressure pushing down on me
But honey, you ain't got to preach to me
Honey, you ain't got to preach to me