I Don't Do Duets

Good-bye & thank you, R.I.P. Marvin Hamlisch. He was one of only 11 people to have been awarded Emmys, Grammys, Oscars, & a Tony. He is also one of only 2 people to have won those 4 prizes plus a Pulitzer Prize (the other is Richard Rodgers).

I did it again,

I always make the same mistake

When it comes to men
 I fall for the guys with the bedroom eyes

It starts out great but before too long

Mr. Right turns out to be Mr. Wrong

He said, "I love you baby,
 You're the best I ever knew

But I'm not ready for anyone like you

This is as far as it goes & as close as it gets"

He said, "You sure sing pretty
 But I don't do duets"

He walked in the room &
 All he had to do was smile

Waiting in his arms,

A fool would have known was a danger zone

His talk was so sweet but let there be no doubt

While I was moving in, he was moving out

He said, "I love you baby,
 You're the best I ever knew

But I'm not ready for anyone like you

This is as far as it goes
 & as close as it gets"

He said, "You sure sing pretty
 But I don't do duets"

Said I wish that I could lose my mind

For the faithful, ready, steady kind

He's out there singing on his own

& like me, he's tired of doing it alone

I did it again,

I always make the same mistake

When it comes to men
 I fall for the guys with the bedroom eyes

It starts out great but before too long

Mr. Right turns out to be Mr. Wrong

Enough of, "I love you baby,
 You're the best I ever knew”

No more, "I'm not ready for anyone like you"

Not gonna fall for those lines,
 The lies & regrets

Not gonna sing so pretty, if he don't do duets

I don't wanna make the same mistake again

Lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman