Dave Matthews Band
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Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band
The song’s title is an inversion of the phrase “You get what you pay for.” Matthews seems to speak in the romantic sense, suggesting that there’s a cosmic toll for the good things that come your way in life or in a relationship.
Work ourselves, fingers to the bone
Suck the marrow, drain my soul
Fingers to the bone
Pay your dues, and your debts
Pay your respects, everybody tells you
You pay for what you get
You pay for what you get
Everybody asks me how she's doin'
Has she really lost her mind?
I said, I couldn't tell you
I've lost mine
Words, words, words, have you heard
A bird in hand is much better than
Any number free to wander
Fly away... Stay
You pay for what you get
You pay for what you get
Everybody asks me how she's doing
Is she really all she says...
Everybody asks me how she's doing
Since she went away
I said I couldn't tell you
I'm OK I'm OK (I'm OK)
Surprise, surprise
You pay for what you get
You pay for what you get
Everybody asks me how she's doing
Has she really lost her...
Everybody asks me how she's doing
Since she went away
I said I couldn't tell you
I'm OK I'm OK I'm OK (How are you?)
Pay for what you get
Pay for what you get...oh...
Pay for what you get
Pay for what you get oh...
Oh...
Pay for What You Get was written by Dave Matthews.
Pay for What You Get was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
Dave Matthews Band released Pay for What You Get on Tue Sep 27 1994.