One, two, three, four Love is such a selfish thing It's always crying, "Me, me, me" And it's always trying to mess up all my plans And I work real hard to make you understand Yeah, I try my best to help you understand I've been tryin' over the years To try and overcome these fears But nothing I come up with proves I can And I work real hard to make you understand Yeah, I try my best to help you understand I'm on a train, but I can not rest upon it I'm on a train, but it won't stay on the rails And I've got a sailboat with her name painted on it But I don't know how to sail Someone smarter than me and you Might end up solving a clue or two But could they make it happen with their hands? And they build it up from nothing with their hands I could lose my mind just tryin' to understand Love is such a selfish thing It's always crying, "Me, me, me" And it's always trying to mess up all my plans And I work real hard to make you understand And I try my best to help you understand