He's been trying for so long he's lost all track of time Inviting her to extensive conversation, expensive food and wine Planning secret rendezvous but he's the only one that there He knows one day he'll get his chance, he knows one day she'll care Writing letters, expressing his obsession Defining his insatiable appetite He says she is like a flower in the garden But she's better described as aconite (s)He says what do I have to do to get through to you Nothing I ever say affects you in any way It's all a mistake please don't cause me more heartache She's been avoiding him so long, it's been so many weeks Turning down or totally ignoring invitations to speak Any time any where it seems he's always there She knows one day he'll forget about her she knows with no despair She thinks this only happens in the movies Her favorite chair and she's setting a letter down Long hard day as she slips out of her stockings And thinks about him with a little frown Chorus Then they talk it over and get together one day Everything is changing but it remains the same He still has the hunger; she still has her long days He hasn't had the time yet you can still hear them say, What do I have to do to get through to you!