i've got a million things going around in my head
and i never really paid attention to what you said no
and now i wish that i would have said goodbye,
but its much too late, and all i do is give and all you do is take

chorus
you've gotta look before you leap
and take a good look at your so-called friends
yeah, thats the company you keep
you've got words coming at you from all directions
you gotta look before you leap
and take a good look at your so-called friends
yeah, thats the company you keep - they got the words, oh yeah

there's a lot of things that were never said
and if we'd grown up faster then i would have stood up
but-i should have cut you loose a long time ago,
but its much too late
and all i do is give and all you do is take

chorus

well, there never was a time when you didn't try to lord me over,
never was there a time when i felt bad for you
whenever you had the chance, the way i see it
you tried to screw me over
never was there a time when i wasn't there for you

chorus

they keep flying their flags
but they're never gonna understand