I've talked to your mother and I've talked to your dadnThey say they've tried, but it's all in vainnI've begged and I've pleadednI even got madnNow we must face it, you give me a painnnHow can I miss you when you won't go away?nKeep telling you day after daynBut you won't listen, you always stay and staynHow can I miss you when you won't go away?nnYour neverending presence really cramps my stylenI dream that it won't always be the samenAt first I was attracted, but after a whilenHave you ever heard of the hard-to-get game?nnHow can I miss you when you won't go away?nI keep telling you day after daynBut you won't listen, you always stay and staynHow can I miss you when you won't go away?nAnd I mean it, too!nnOut of 3 billion people, why must it be me?nOh why, oh why won't you cut me loose?nJust do me a favor and listen to my pleanI'm not the only chicken on the roost!nnHow can I miss you when you won't go away?nI keep telling you day after daynBut you won't listen, you always stay and staynHow can I miss you when you won't go away?