something's gotta give (j.mercer) 1955 when an ir - re - sis - ti - ble force, such as you, meets and old im - mov - a - ble ob - ject like me, you can bet as sure as you live, something's gotta give, something's gotta give, something's gotta give! when an ir - re - pres - si - ble smile, such as yours, warms an old im - plac - a - ble heart, such as mine, don't say no because i insist. somewhere, somehow, someone's gonna be kissed. so en garde! who knows what the fates have in store from their vast mysterious sky? i'll try hard ignoring those lips i adore but how long can anyone try? fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might, chances are some heav - en - ly star span - gled night we'll find out as sure as we live something's gotta give, something's gotta give, something's gotta give!