Released: November 30, 2018

Songwriter: George Michael

Producer: Egyptian Lover

[Verse 1]
Somebody told me
"Boy, everything she wants, is everything she sees"
I guess I must have loved you
Because I said you were the perfect girl for me, maybe
But now we're six months older
And everything you want, and everything you see
Is out of reach, not good enough
I don't know what the hell you want from me, oh

[Chorus]
Somebody tell me, oh
(Won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(To give you money, got to give you money, oh)

[Verse 2]
Some people work for a living
Some people work for fun
Girl, I just work for you
They told me marriage was a give, and take
Well, you've shown me you can take, you've got some giving to do
And now you tell me that you're having my baby
I'll tell you that I'm happy if you want me to
One step further, and my back will break
If my best isn't good enough
Than how can it be good enough for two?
Uh-huh, uh-huh, I can't work any harder than I do

[Chorus]
Somebody tell me, oh
(Won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(Give you money, got to give you money)
Somebody tell me, oh
(Won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(Give you money, got to give you money, oh)

[Bridge]
Oh, why do I do the things I do?
I'd tell you if I knew
My God, I don't even think that I love you
Got, got, got, got to give you money

[Chorus]
Somebody tell me
(Won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(Give you money, got to give you money)
Somebody tell me
(Won't you tell me)
Why I work so hard for you
(Give you money, got to give you money, oh)

Egyptian Lover

The Egyptian Lover (born Greg Broussard on August 31, 1963) is a Los Angeles-based producer, vocalist and DJ who was popular during the 1980s for his hip-hop/electro-funk hybrid songs created from the Roland TR-808 analog drum machine. He joined Uncle Jamm’s Army as a DJ in the early ‘80s and rocked parties for thousands of people with them at venues such as the L.A. Sports Arena. In 1984, he released his most popular single, “Egypt, Egypt,” and this led to him establishing his own label, Egyptian Empire Records, and releasing his first album On the Nile.

He went on to release a few more albums throughout the years, including his second album One Track Mind in 1986, Back from the Tomb in 1994, Platinum Pyramids in 2006, and 1984 in 2015, which he recorded in the same studio where he made his debut album. In 2016, Peanut Butter Wolf released the Egyptian Lover anthology album 1983-1988 on Stones Throw, featuring selections from his first two albums as well as some previously unreleased and remixed material. He returned in 2018 with the album 1985, featuring more of his signature electro-funk on songs such as his cover of Wham!’s 1984 hit “Everything She Wants.”

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