Wantin' Ain't Gettin' - The Association

At home, doggin' a bone

Knuckle bone and I had a stroke

Tryin' to get away from a two dollar cop

But wantin' ain’t gettin'

And gettin' ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby

A runaway mule, pig in a poke

TV screen and a bullfrog croak

Tryin' to find a way to get a bottle of pop

But wantin' ain’t gettin'

And gettin' ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby

Horse’s ear, hoot and a holler

Big-riff bulge in a righteous squallor

Tryin' to find a place where nothing’s hot

But wantin' ain’t gettin'

And gettin' ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby

The cock’s crow, hole in the wall

Man sayin' God is a cannonball

Wanna fly high so I aim for a rock

But wantin' ain’t gettin'

And gettin' ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby

Wantin' ain’t gettin' and gettin'

Ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby

But wantin' ain’t gettin'

I still ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby

Grabbin' ain’t gettin'

And gettin' ain’t got and I’m gone

Have mercy, baby