Spinning the Wheel
George Michael Lyrics

Five o'clock in the morning
It's early in the morning and there's no sign of you.

You ain't home
You're not home, which is unusual.

Can't help thinking that's strange
I find it strange and concerning that you're not home yet.

Baby I just want you to know
My dear, I need you to understand something.

I won't go through it again
I can't go through the pain and fear of not knowing where you are or if you're okay.

Those clouds are closing in
I feel like there's something ominous or bad happening soon.

And I will not accept this as a part of my life (baby love)
I refuse to let the uncertainty and fear of your absence be a regular part of my life or our relationship.

I will not live in fear of what may be (baby love)
I won't let the possibility of something bad happening to you be a constant source of fear for me.

And the lessons I have learned
I've learned from my past experiences with you and I won't let it happen again.

I would rather be alone than watch you Spinning that wheel for me
I'd rather be alone than watch you continuously gamble with our relationship and my trust.

You've got a thing about danger
You seem to enjoy living life on the edge and taking risks.

Ain't you getting what you want from me
Are you not satisfied with our relationship and need more excitement?

Baby that's what we used to be
We used to be strangers to each other and maybe that's something you miss.

I guess the hungry just can't see
Maybe your need for novelty is clouding your judgment and making you blind to the consequences of your actions.

Six o'clock in the morning you ain't phoned
It's now later in the morning and I still haven't heard from you.

It seems that everybody takes their chances these days
It feels like people are more reckless and careless these days.

Oh yeah, we're standing in the rain
The weather is bad and it feels like everything is going wrong.

How can you love me? When you are playin' with my life?
How can you claim to love me when your actions are putting my life and emotions at risk?

You say, give me time and I'll do better, I swear (baby love)
You promise to do better and change, but I struggle to believe you.

Give me time and I'll lead you back to despair
If I give you more time, you'll only hurt me more and lead us back to feelings of hopelessness.

And I don't wanna go back there
I don't want to revisit the pain and hurt we've already experienced.

Never going back to that, that's a fact, baby
I'm determined to not allow our relationship to go down that path again.

Spinning the wheel
You're taking a gamble with our relationship and my trust.