[Intro]

   
   


[Chorus]

             
Why do you bui

              
ld me up (buil

         
d me up) Butte

rcup, baby
             
Just to let me

              
 down (let me 

          
down) and mess

 me around
             
And then worst

              
 of all (worst

         
 of all) you n

ever call, bab

y
             
When you say y

              
ou will (say y

             
ou will) but I

 love you stil

l
             
I need you (I 

              
need you) more

      
 than anyone, 

darlin'
             
You know that 

              
I have from th

  
e start
             
So build me up

 
 Buttercup,
              
Don't break my

        
 heart


[Verse 1]

             
"I'll be over 

             
at ten," you t

            
old me time an

   
d again
             
But you're lat

           
e, I wait arou

nd and then
             
I went to the 

             
door, I can't 

       
take any more
             
It's not you, 

           
you let me dow

n again


[Pre-Chorus]

         
(Hey, hey, hey

              
!) Baby, baby,

 
 try to find
          
(Hey, hey, hey

              
!) A little ti

       
me and I'll ma

ke you happy
 
I'll be home
            
I'll be beside

              
 the phone wai

          
ting for you
 
Ooo-oo-ooo, oo

o-oo-ooo


[Chorus]

             
Why do you bui

              
ld me up (buil

         
d me up) Butte

rcup, baby
             
Just to let me

              
 down (let me 

          
down) and mess

 me around
             
And then worst

              
 of all (worst

         
 of all) you n

ever call, bab

y
             
When you say y

              
ou will (say y

             
ou will) but I

 love you stil

l
             
I need you (I 

              
need you) more

      
 than anyone, 

darlin'
             
You know that 

              
I have from th

  
e start
             
So build me up

              
 (build me up)

 
 Buttercup,
              
Don't break my

         
 heart


[Verse 2]

            
To you I'm a t

            
oy but I could

        
 be the boy yo

u
             
Adore, if you'

        
d just let me 

know
             
Although you'r

    
e untrue,
            
I'm attracted 

             
to you all the

 
 more
         
Why do I need 

you so


[Pre-Chorus]

         
(Hey, hey, hey

              
!) Baby, baby,

 
 try to find
          
(Hey, hey, hey

              
!) A little ti

       
me and I'll ma

ke you happy
 
I'll be home
            
I'll be beside

              
 the phone wai

          
ting for you
 
Ooo-oo-ooo, oo

o-oo-ooo


[Chorus]

             
Why do you bui

              
ld me up (buil

         
d me up) Butte

rcup, baby
             
Just to let me

              
 down (let me 

          
down) and mess

 me around
             
And then worst

              
 of all (worst

         
 of all) you n

ever call, bab

y
             
When you say y

              
ou will (say y

             
ou will) but I

 love you stil

l
             
I need you (I 

              
need you) more

      
 than anyone, 

darlin'
             
You know that 

              
I have from th

  
e start
             
So build me up

              
 (build me up)

 
 Buttercup
              
Don't break my

 
 heart

             
I need you (I 

              
need you) more

      
 than anyone, 

baby
             
You know that 

              
I have from th

  
e start
             
So build me up

              
 (build me up)

 
 Buttercup

(fade out)