Lyrics Joe Jackson – If It Wasn’t For You

If it wasn’t for you my friend why should everything be such a fuss
It’s so difficult to pretend that the living is easy with us
You tell me what to do
And I tell you where to go

If it wasn’t for you I bet I could do better sleeping at night
It’s so difficult to forget every stupid or meaningless fight
You say go away
And I say it’s fine with me
Then I want to stay
Nowhere that I’d rather be

You can be anything
A slave or a master
Any joker or any king can be a
Sad bastard
And I’d be one too, if it wasn’t for you

If it wasn’t for me I guess, you could be someone better by now
It’s so difficult to confess, but I see we’re together somehow
I don’t want to know
If I got it right or wrong
Hope you never go
Hope we’re gonna get along

You can be anyone
A beggar or chooser
Any father or any son can be a
Real loser
And I’d be one too, if it wasn’t for you

You can be anything
A slave or a master