you never asked me what i wanted you only asked me why i never thought that so much trouble was resting on my reply i could say it was the nights when i was lonely and you were the only one who d come i could tell you that i like your sensitivity when you know it s the way that you walk why do you have to say that there s always someone who can do it better than i can but don t you think that i know that walking on the water won t make me a miracle man baby s got to have the things she wants you know she s got to have the things she loves she s got a ten inch bamboo cigarette holder and her black patent leather gloves and i m doing everything just trying to please her even crawling around on all fours oh i thought by now that it was gonna be easy but she still seems to want for more why do you have to say that there s always someone who can do it better than i can but don t you think that i know that walking on the water won t make me a miracle man oh yeah never given you a bad reputation just because you ve never been denied you try to say you ve done it all before baby you know that you just get tired yet everybody loves you so much girl i just don t know how you stand the strain oh i i m the one who s here tonight and i don t want to do it all in vain  why do you have to say that there s always someone who can do it better than i can but don t you think that i know that walking on the water won t make me a miracle man oh yeah a miracle man 1