Set my sails out on a sunny day Pretty soon I was on my way Though what for sure it was I could not say Two thousand reasons Maybe more Eight hundred chances on faraway shores Searching for something Searching for more Deep down inside me burning Reasons for the learning Now you can pick up reasons so easily Where youve been and where youve got to be And when the truth dont show youll always see Lots of reasons And pretty soon youve got a heavy load Dragging those reasons down an endless road I got to thinking and I got to see So many reasons coming at me The one that leaves you high and dry He says you still owe him, theres a reason why Hell leave you crying till the tears run dry Hes the one, always the one with all the reasons So many reasons the come and they go The reasons for them Ill never know Ive seen so many, theyve come and theyve gone Ive turned all mine in and Im happy with one So dont talk of friendship, do it to me Make me an offer and make it for free Dont give me reasons cos I wrote that song I only want love now so Ill just take the one