Pirate Bones - Natasha Bedingfield

What if I squeeze myself into any shape

And I still don’t fit?

What if I bend myself so much that I break

And I can’t mend it?

What if I burn so bright that the fire goes out

And I can’t stay lit?

What’s the point in it?

I could get good at crying crocodile tears

Just to get along

I could carry on telling you what you wanna hear

Til my voice is gone

But if I finally get to the place that I think is home

And I don’t belong

What’s the point in it, where’s the benefit

When I’m gaining all, but I’m losin' it?

It’s not worth having

If it’s too much to hold

You can dig so deep

That you’re left with a hole

Thirsty in a desert with a bag full of gold

Don’t wanna end up like pirate bones

What I thought was precious, just a pile o' stones

I might have the treasure, but I’d be lying alone

Just a pile of pirate bones

(Uh, yeah, oh, oh)

If I forfeit my soul, it ain’t worth having

(Uh, yeah, oh, oh)

If it’s something I stole, it ain’t worth having

What if I stake everything I am on a dream

And it’s counterfeit?

If I reach the end that justifies the means

Could I live with it?

And if it’s true that havin' too much of any good thing

Can only make me sick

What’s the point in it, where’s the benefit

When I’m gaining all but I’m losing it?

Oh

It’s not worth having

If it’s too much to hold

You can dig so deep

That you’re left with a hole

Thirsty in a desert with a bag full of gold

Don’t wanna end up like pirate bones

What I thought was precious, just a pile o' stones

I might have the treasure, but I’d be lying alone

Pirate bones

(Uh, yeah, oh, oh)

If I forfeit my soul, it ain’t worth having

(Uh, yeah, oh, oh)

If it’s something I stole, it ain’t worth having

It’s not worth that much to me

If losin' out is what it means

To swim in shallow victory is empty, empty

It’s just not worth the price

It’s only a fool’s paradise

If it’s draining every drop of life

Till I’m dry like pirate bones

(It's not worth having) It’s not worth having

If it’s too much to hold

You can dig so deep

That you’re left with a hole

Thirsty in a desert with a bag full of gold

Don’t wanna end up like pirate bones

What I thought was precious, just a pile o' stones (pile o' stones)

I might have the treasure, but I’d be lying alone

Just a pile of pirate bones

(If I forfeit my soul) If I forfeit my soul, it ain’t worth having

If it’s something I stole, it ain’t worth having (Pirate bones)

Pirate bones

(What I the thought was treasure, just a pile o' stones)

Pirate bones

(Uh, yeah, oh, oh)

If I forfeit my soul, it ain’t worth having