Because You Can't Be Mine Lyrics - Singles - Merle Haggard

What makes something you can't have always look so good 

Why'd do something out of reach seem so fine 

What makes you thrill me more than any girl I know 

I guess it's just because you can't be mine 

Why can't I be contented with what belongs to me 

And be satisfied with what's already mine 

What makes a stolen moment such a precious thing 

I guess it's just because you can't be mine 

What makes me always want a woman I can't have 

Why the someone else's silver always shine 

My patience rises every time you come around 

And I guess it's just because you can't be mine 

Why can't I be contented with what belongs to me 

And be satisfied with what's already mine 

What makes a stolen moment such a precious thing 

I guess it's just because you can't be mine