After you get what you want you don't want it
King Cole Trio Lyrics

Listen to me, honey dear
I need to talk to you about a problem

Something's wrong with you I fear
I suspect that you have a problem

It's getting harder to please you
It's becoming more difficult to make you happy

Harder and harder each year
Each year it becomes increasingly difficult

I don't want to make you blue
I don't want to make you sad

But you need a talking to
But we need to have a serious conversation about this

Like a lot of people I know
This is a common problem

Here's what's wrong with you
I'm going to tell you what the problem is

After you get what you want, you don't want it
You quickly lose interest in things you desire

If I gave you the moon, you'd grow tired of it soon
Even if I gave you something as amazing as the moon, you would eventually become bored with it

You're like a baby
You act like a child

You want what you want when you want it
You demand immediate gratification

But after you are presented
After you receive what you asked for

With what you want, you're discontented
You are unhappy with what you received

You're always wishing and wanting for something
You constantly desire new things

When you get what you want
But when you finally get what you have been wishing for

You don't want what you get
You quickly lose interest in it

And tho' I sit upon your knee
Even if I am close to you

You'll grow tired of me
You will eventually become annoyed with me

'Cause after you get what you want
Because after you receive what you desired

You don't want what you wanted at all
You quickly realize that what you wanted is not as amazing as you thought it was

Don't you say that I'm unkind
Don't accuse me of being mean

Think it over and you'll find
If you reflect on this

You've got a changeable nature
You constantly change your mind

You're always changing your mind
You are always reconsidering your desires

There's a longing in your eye
I can see that you have a yearning inside

That is hard to satisfy
That is difficult to fulfill

You're unhappy most of the time
You are frequently dissatisfied

Here's the reason why
This is why you are unhappy

And tho' you sit upon my knee
And even though you are close to me