The Reason
Lyrics by: Carly Simon
Music by: Carly Simon & Danny Kortchmar
The reason I wouldn’t kiss you last night
I wouldn't kiss you ‘cause I was afraid
That I would like it too much
And if I liked it too much
I’d be afraid that I’d give you a present
And if I gave you a gift
You might give me a gift
And then I’d be afraid
That I wouldn’t like it
The reason, there’s always a reason
Behind the reason
When you look for a reason
A reason, I can give you a reason
And maybe you’ll think
It’s a really good reason
But I come up with the reasons
You asked me if I’d scratch your back
Well, I wouldn’t scratch it
‘Cause I was afraid that I might twist your arm
And if I twisted your arm
I’d be afraid that it could lead to passion
And if we got too drunk
We might fall out of the bunk
And then I'd be afraid
We could have a concussion
The reason, there’s always a reason
Behind the reason
When you look for a reason
A reason, I can tell you a reason
And maybe you’ll think
It’s a really good reason
But I come up with the reasons
Don’t ever live with your real love
Stop before it starts
Real love will last much longer
Stay stronger
Living in your heart
Yeah, that’s where it belongs, in your heart
The reason, there’s always a reason
Behind the reason
If you look for a reason
The reason, I'll tell you a reason
And maybe you’ll think
I can give you a reason
Though I'm not really sure if there's ever a reason
I’ll never have another chance
At the Parson’s dance
(He’s gonna spank me)
Gotta be an apple tree growing in the field
Gotta be at Frankie’s place right now
Gotta be at Danny’s house deja
Gotta meet a holy man
He’ll be in the valley when Amelia tries to land
(With his shirt off)
I can never be in love, I can only be in heat
And I've never felt so...never felt so...
Never felt so...
Hot
Produced by: Danny Kortchmar, Frank Filipetti, Carly Simon
Carly Simon: Drum Programming, Keyboards, Vocals
Danny Kortchmar: Electric, Slide, Acoustic Guitar
Steve Ferrone: Drums
Pino Palladino: Bass
Teese Gohl: Keyboards
Julia Simon, Sally Taylor: Background Vocals
© 1994 C'est Music ASCAP