(Robert Palmer)

You're lonely can I see you

I hire a private red-eye rocket

But when I walk in here

You wanna go through all my pockets

What's it take?

Mamma what's it take?

I've known you all these years

And still you overhaul my letters

They don't confirm your fears

But when I'm dead you'll know me better

What's it take?

Mamma what's it take?

My mistake was thinking I had it covered

I haven't made the first move

What's it take to get it through to you mamma?

What does it take to love you?

I take you out to dinner

You ask me why I'm acting guilty

I thought I'd backed a winner

This love affair is gonna kill me

What's it take?

Mamma what's it take?

You say you're only teasing

I wanna try a new position

You wanna know the reason

I've got a Spanish Inquisition

What's it take?

Mamma what's it take?

My mistake was thinking I had it covered

I haven't made the first move

What's it take to get it through to you mamma?

What does it take to love you?

I wanna hear the gossip

You say I like a real ambition

I ask you if you've got it

You document my inhibitions

What's it take?

Mamma what's it take?

Mamma what's it take?

What's it take?