One's educated, one has been to school

Who is the genius, who is the fool

Well, it's hard to tell one from the other

They both have all the answers



One gives a promise and the other his word

One is a teacher and the other is heard

They're both calling your name,

And the offer's the same, yeah

But only one delivers



You nurse your wounds and immerse your pain

But you still can't seem to break it down



I said, how long

(How long, how long)

How long will you suffer

Caught between the pleasure and the grief?

(Uh huh)

Uh huh

(Huh!)

How long

(How long, how long)

How long

'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?

Yeah



A loving smile and a counterfeit grin

With open arms one is taking you in

It's give and take, and your heart's at stake, well

But who's the giver and taker

(Giver and taker)



One is a lover, one would love to be

Which is the romance, and which is fantasy?

They don't give up when your mind's made up

No, no, you keep choosing over and over



You nurse your wounds and immerse your pain

But you still can't seem to break it down



I say, how long?

How long will you suffer

Caught between the pleasure and the grief?

(Uh huh)

Uh huh

How long, how long

'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?

How long, how long will you suffer

Caught between the pleasure and the grief?

(Uh huh)

Uh huh

How long, how long

'Til you recognize a lover from a thief?



Alright!



(How long!

How long, huh!

How long!)



[Martin Luther King Jr. sample]

(How long? Not long, 'cause mine eyes have seen the glory of the com