How Many Times

[Verse 1: Jules Shear]

Some love only goes so far

It won't go all the way

Every time we cross the line

Our feelings are betrayed

[Verse 2: Carole King]

But you just can't ignore it

When the news is bad

You wake one day to find you wasted

Everything you had

[Chorus: Jules & Carole]

Don't ask me if it's died

Ask me how many times

Don't ask me if we tried

Ask me how many times

Don't ask me if it's right

Or if we put out the light

Just when it started to shine

Ask me how many times

[Verse 3: Carole]

For some a love is well defined

Like the way they breathe and eat

It comes to them so easily

They do it in their sleep

[Verse 4: Jules]

But we grew up the hard way

And only searched for lust

I don't think that either of us

Ever learned to trust

[Chorus: Jules & Carole]

Don't ask me if it's died

Ask me how many times

Don't ask me if we lied

Ask me how many times

Don't ask me if it's right

Or if we put out the light

Just when it started to shine

Ask me how many times

[Bridge: Jules & Carole, Jules]

It isn't right

It isn't fair

Love takes you every place

But we're still standing here

[Chorus: Jules & Carole, Jules]

Don't ask me if it's died

Ask me how many times

Don't ask me if we cried

Ask me how many times

Don't ask me if it's right

Or if we put out the light

Just when it started to shine

Ask me how many times

Don't ask if we passed the warning signs

Ask me how many times