NOTHING TO LOSE
How many times must I tell you
How many times must I saw the words
How many times must I kick and scream before I am heard
How many times must I follow
How many times must I take the lead
How many times will it take before you see that I will bleed
It's just like somebody who ain't got nothing to lose
How many ways must I ask you
How many times will you just ignore
How many times until I'm over it and just show you the door
How many times must I tell you
How many times must I saw the words
How many times must I kick and scream before I am heard
It's just like somebody who ain't got nothing to lose
I had the opening groove of this song stuck in my head for quite some time and was never sure what exactly what to do with it. Once the words started to come around, the first verse popped out almost fully formed immediately. The rest of it came along once the music was done and finalized.
Ultimately, it's a song about trying to get your cat to do something. If you have a cat, you know about how well that tends to go.