What Do You Want The Boy To Do?

From Home Plate, Bonnie Raitt



So you think the man is crazy?

He eats up your lies

Like they’re good for him.

Apple pie - he don’t even cry.

He’s not a fool -

He’s just tryin’ to do what his heart says to,

To love you.



As you take to the wind,

(to the wind again my friend)

As he breaks down within,

(within, within within)

he waits for you patiently

Hoping that one day you’ll see

That all he really wants to be

Is yours and yours alone eternally.



(What do you want the boy to do?

Don’t you see you’re breaking the child in two.

What do you want the boy to do?)

All he really wants is you.



He knows what you are

Still he’ll be your king.

(Say the word today)

You know better.

Build your world around him



Now and then you promise

All the way-out things

that you’re going to give to him

(You will see

you will be

So damn glad that you finally found him.)



(Free the boy) * best guess

As he watches you come and go

(for your soul) * best guess

As he watches your promises erode

(erode, erode, erode)

he waits for you patiently

Hoping that one day you’ll see

That all he really wants to be

Is yours and yours alone eternally.



(What do you want the boy to do?

Don’t you see you’re breaking the child in two.

What do you want the boy to do?

Don’t you see that you’re breaking the child in two.



What do you want the boy to do?

Don’t you see that you’re breaking the child in two.

What do you want the boy to do?

Don’t you see that you’re breaking the child in two.)