What's It Take

(Robert Palmer) You're lonely can I see you I hire a private red-eye rocket But when I walk in here You want to go through all my pockets What's it take? Mamma what's it take? I've known you all these years And still you overhaul my letters They don't confirm your fears But when I'm dead you'll know me better What's it take? Mamma what's it take? My mistake was thinking I had it covered I haven't made the first move What's it take to get it through to you mamma? What does it take to love you? I take you out to dinner You ask me why I'm acting guilty I thought I'd backed a winner This love affair is gonna kill me What's it take? Mamma what's it take? You say you're only teasing I want to try a new position You want to know the reason I've got a Spanish Inquisition What's it take? Mamma what's it take? My mistake was thinking I had it covered I haven't made the first move What's it take to get it through to you mamma? What does it take to love you? I want to hear the gossip You say I like a real ambition I ask you if you've got it You document my inhibitions What's it take? Mamma what's it take? Mamma what's it take? What's it take?