Nikka Costa

Can't Please Everybody

Nikka Costa


Bendin' over backwards
You walk on shells 
Like a prisoner
But it's shaky ground 
When you livin'
in a house of cards

Your nerves are shot
You can barely cope
(You're) spread so thin 
Like a tightrope
Trippin' over yourself 
To make sure
you never miss a mark

Don't you know

You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try

Whatcha lookin' at me for
I used my tears 
To mop the floor
One stick one stone 
Ain't enough 
To make me fall apart

Somebody waits for you 
With a crown
And somebody else 
Wants to take ya down
It don't matter 
Which side of the fence
that you choose to ride

Don't you know

You can't please everybody
No you can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try

You need someone 
To hold your hand
Someone to understand
But you tiptoin' 
Tryin' to find 
It's just 
A waste of time
So many people up 
In your face
Only hold ya back
Only slow your pace
You'll lose it 
If ya keep on tryin'

Hey hey hey 
Don't you know
You can't please everybody
No you 
Can't please everybody
No matter how hard ya try