A Pulitzer prize

An Oscar or two

Are things I won't get

Things I won't get

A Bentley or Benz

Well don't hold your breath

Of things I won't get

Things I won't get

Affairs with a star

Who offers me dope

Far in advance

Far in advance

A college degree

A job with some hope

There's just no chance

There's just no chance

[Chorus]

But when I see you lying by my side

Looking extra clean

I'm in a state where I, I don't mind

My thoughts turn obscene

String theory, thoughts on Sartre, and such

Are things I won't get

Things I won't get

Schoenberg and twelve-tone

And films that are French

Are things I won't get

Things I won't get

A chair that's designed by Charles and Ray Eames

Are things I won't get

Things I won't get

[Chorus]

But when i see you lying by my side

I understand you well

I'm in a state where I, I don't mind

I guess it's just as well

[Verse 3]

The world is so hard

The people so mean

Are things I don't get

Things I don't get

We sit on the floor

And talk about dreams

And things we won't get

Things we won't get

[Chorus]

But when I see you lying by my side

Looking extra keen

I'm in a state where I, I don't mind

Just you and me and caffeine