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What I Cannot Have Lyrics by Laura Murphy

The Lovers Original Cast Recording

2024

[DEMETRIUS]
Did your daddy ever tell you not to play with fire?
Well mine did, but I found his words inspired
'Cause you know
The moment that I could
I lit a match and burnt
Half my neighbourhood
Did your momma say to share your toys?
Well I learned to drown out
Momma's voice
I snatched almost anythin'
I could find
Till my favourite words were
"Mine, mine, mine"
I want
What I cannot have
The unexplored
If you say
"That's not yours"
That'll make me want it more
I want
What I cannot have
Forbidden fruit
Once I've had a taste or two
I'll start cravin' somethin' new
I want
What I cannot have
What I cannot have
[HELENA]
But we got a good thing goin' on
[DEMETRIUS]
He just told me to be good
But I was born to be bad
I would change it if I could
But it's not just a fad
I want
[COMPANY]
Oh!
[DEMETRIUS]
What I cannot have
[COMPANY]
Oh!
[DEMETRIUS]
The out of reach
If I let them close to me
They might not like what they see
I want
[COMPANY]
Oh!
[DEMETRIUS]
What I cannot have
[COMPANY]
Ooh
Ooh
[DEMETRIUS]
Keep up my guard
If it ends before it starts
Nobody can break my heart
I want
[COMPANY]
Want
[DEMETRIUS]
What I cannot have
[COMPANY]
What I cannot have
[DEMETRIUS]
Hey, it's a curse
[DEMETRIUS & COMPANY]
Treat me mean and keep me keen
[DEMETRIUS]
Don't want nothing in between
[COMPANY]
Want
Want
What I cannot have
[DEMETRIUS]
Whoa-oh
[COMPANY]
What I cannot have
Ooh
[Instrumental]
[DEMETRIUS]
I'm going to bounce
I would only let you down
The more you chase
The more I'll run
You're better off on your own
[HELENA]
You give me some sugar
Then you take it away
And before you know it I'm a clichè
What can I say?
I haven't had much goin' on these days
It's better than a night on my own
And I can tell that I'm growin' on him
[OBERON, spoken]
Fare thee well, nymph
Ere he do leave this grove
Thou shalt fly him
And he shall seek thy love
Credits
Laura Murphy

Laura Murphy

About “What I Cannot Have” by Laura Murphy

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"What I Cannot Have" appears on "The Lovers Original Cast Recording" in 2024.

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