You heard that old story, to try, try again
But you need that certain something, or there's no use to begin
Some girls wear rags and work hard every day
Others wear furs they get another way
They've got what it takes
They've got what it takes
You can't get what can be had if you ain't got what it takes
Well the postman rings twice and comes every day
If you got what he needs he might move in to stay
You've got to have what it takes
You've got to have what it takes
You can't get what can be had if you ain't got what it takes
- piano break -
When you go to the grocery, see the butcher man
You might get your meat free if you play your right hand
You've got to have what it takes
You've got to have what it takes
You can't get what can be had if you ain't got what it takes
You are by yourself alone every night
Change your technique, something ain't right
You've got to have what it takes
You've got to have what it takes
You can't get what can be had if you ain't got what it takes
- sax break -
You're an old man, resigned to your fate
If the chick's in her twenties you're just a few years too late
You've got to have what it takes
You've got to have what it takes
You can't get what can be had if you ain't got what it takes
