Maybe it's just a sweet kiss from your fingertips
That gives a body food for dreamin' on
And maybe it's somethin' higher, I'm expectin' to transpire
That keeps me burnin' when the fuel is gone
I thank you Mother Mary, for the beauty and the pain
And while I'm at it, honey, would you kiss me there again
That's what you get for livin', nothin' to regret
That's what you get

Surely I've been lucky, always had enought to eat
And the color skin that's currently in vogue
But with all the ways there are to go, even luck won't save you though
From goin' down that same old stony road
I've heard you've gotta struggle, and you've got to let it be
If it takes me to the river, then it's all the same to me
That's what you get for livin', what did you expect
That's what you get

There's the time I spend in running, and the time I spend in standing still
And all the time I've spent in looking for the time to come is missing from the till
There's a woman here beside me, tellin' stories with her eyes
And I've got the time to listen, and the heart to tell her why
That's what you get for lovin', who could ask for more
That's what you get

It's the new love and the true love, and the break-your-heart-in-two love
That's the cause of it all
And with the yearnin' and the turnin', and the teachin' and the learnin'
We've got to rise and fall
If you tell me what you want, I'll give it to you if I can
If it's there it's for the taking, mo use making other plans
That's what you get for nothin', nothin' but the best
That's what you get

If you're screwin' up your eyes to get a good look at the sun
You're gonna lose your night-signt, sure 'nough, you're gonna miss your fun
That's what you get for asking, what did you expect
That's what you get
Oh, that's what you get for asking, what did you expect?
That's what you get
Ooooh-ooooh that's what you get for asking, what did you expect?
That's what you get