Take It for Granted Songtext
von Boz Scaggs

Take it for granted, you′re making a mistake
Take it for what it is, but take it for God's sake
Take it from me, lonely as can be
I′d love to, but I never dare to
If only I could make you see

Once a man stood by a wall
And watched his love across the beach
And though her loveliness could warm his heart
Her lips he could not reach
And nothing would he do, nothing would he say
He just keeps it all inside himself
And saves it for another day
Then he heard a song, sweetly o'er the wall
Singing it's better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all


Take it for granted, you′re making a mistake
Take it for what it is, but take it for God′s sake
Take it from me, lonely as can be
I'd love to, but I never dare to
If only I could make you see

Once a girl gazed out her window
At the moon above the sea
And as the breeze touched her face
The thought of him wouldn′t let her be
Will he pass by, or will this feeling just pass away?
How am I to try and understand
What is this price I have to pay?
Shall I turn my back to my pillow
Let the moon fall to the sea
And keep it all and not sleep at all
Or maybe I'll just dream

Take it for granted, you′re making a mistake
Take it for what it is, but take it for God's sake
Take it from me, lonely as can be
I′d love to, but I never dare to
If only I could make you see