Why do you bother asking me And pretend that you care When I can't even get a word out And if I did you wouldn't hear
You try and make me think I'm important You try and make me think you want to know You try and make me think it matters Then you show me it just isn't so
Don't say you want to know how I feel Don't say you want to know what I think Don't say you need to hear me Then not even listen when I try to speak
Your losing a good opinion That really is worth while Your losing a good person And you don't even seem to care at all
I'll only be shut out and silenced so much I'll only take coming last in your life once I can't be the ex you once had I need better than your rebound love
I'll stop short of giving you my all When all I get is your best you can do I'll only love you as much As you open up and allow me to
"The Great Teen Fruit War, A 1960 Novel" involves conflict between the Blues (sons of blueberry farmers) and the Reds (sons of peach growers) in a southern New Jersey agricultural community.