Title:  you oughta try two

Composer:  Joe Raposo / Tom Dunsmuir

Lead vocals:  Jim Boyd

Backing vocals:  none

Scene:  Double-exposure of Jim in a living room.

[JB1]  Now, life is hard enough when you’re only one,

And you come home tired when the day is done.

But if you wanna feel rotten, you wanna feel blue,

Instead of being one, you oughta try two.

I got a sore throat.

[JB2]  So do I.

[JB1, JB2]  We got sore throats.  Oh me, oh my.

If you wanna get yourself in a perfect stew,

Instead of being one, you oughta try two.

[JB1]  I think I got a fever.

[JB2]  So do I.

[JB1, JB2]  We both got fevers.  Oh me, oh my.

If you think you have it bad, well here’s a little clue.

Be thankful that you’re one, ‘cause you could’ve been two.

[JB2]  I think I’ll take a pill.

[JB1]  So will I.

[JB1, JB2]  We’ll both take pills.  Oh me, oh my.

If you think you got it tough, and some ????? do,

You’re lucky that you’re one, ‘cause you could’ve been two.

[JB1]  Now, life is hard enough when you’re only one,

[JB2]  And you come home tired when the day is done.

[JB1, JB2]  But if you wanna feel rotten, you wanna feel blue,

Instead of being one, you oughta try two.

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