You're the kind of man that takes what he can and doesn't ask

Well, this trait I can't condone, but I am told that in the state I acquiesce

Occasionally, a man for free is exactly what I need

And how long has it been since I have given in

To what I see, what is right in front of me?

Now, I'm all alone and far from home

And I don't always know what's good for me

The more time that we spend in my bed

And you're playing with my head

I get turned around, around, 'round

'Cause you use me up and you wear me down

When I'm ahead, I get up, when I'm led I'm found

Oh, I'm this way, and I'm that way

'Cause it's your way or the highway

'Cause you use me up (you use me up)

And you wear me down (and you wear me down)

Oh, you use me up (you use me up)

(And you wear me down)

When you're the kind of man that wants what he can't have, and so he goes

I guess that I'm the same, so who's to blame?

Just the same, I'd like to know

Occasionally, some room to breathe is exactly what I need

And how long has it been since I have had a friend

That'll make me see what's right in front of me?

Now, I'm all alone and far from home

And I don't always know what's good for me

The more time that we spend in my bed

And you're playing with my head

I get turned around, around, around

Ooh-ooh-ooh

'Cause you use me up ('cause you use me up)

And you wear me down (and you wear me down)

When I'm ahead, I give up (I'm ahead, give up)

When I'm glad, I'm frown (when I'm glad, I-)

Oh, I'm this way, and I'm that way (ooh)

'Cause it's your way or the highway (ooh)

Oh, you use me up ('cause you use me up)

And you wear me down (and you wear me down)

When I'm ahead, I give up (I'm ahead, give up)

When I'm glad, I'm frown (when I'm glad, I-)

Oh, I'm this way, and I'm that way (ooh)

'Cause it's your way or the highway (ooh)

You use me up (you use me up)

And you wear me down (and you wear me down)

Oh, you use me up (you use me up)

And you wear me down (and you wear me down)

Ooh-ooh-ooh