You can change his mind a million times
But you can't change his heart
Shine your warmest light with all your might
But the house stays cold and dark
You can wish upon a star
But that won't change the way things are
Tell me, what's it all about? What's it all for?
You can cry or you can shout
You can walk out and slam the door
But you're never gonna make somebody love you
If they don't want to love you
You can tell yourself a million lies
But that won't change the truth
Kneel for hours at the altar
But prayer won't rescue you
Or take a trip to paradise
But you still lay awake alone each night
Wonderin', what's it all about? What's it all for?
You can cry or you can shout
You can walk out and slam the door
But you're never gonna make somebody love you
If they don't want to love you
If we could just return to where it all began
To the point where everything went wrong we might understand
Tell me, what's it all about? What's it all about?
Tell me, what's it all about? What's it all for?
You can cry or you can shout
You can walk out and slam the door
But you're never gonna make somebody love you
If they don't want to love you
Tell me, what's it all about? What's it all about?
Tell me, what's it all about? What's it all about?