Why do you build me up, buttercup, baby Just to let me down… and mess me around? And then worst of all, you never call baby When you say you will, but I love you still I need you… more than anyone, darling You know that I have from the start * So build me up, Buttercup, don’t break my heart Verse “I’ll be over at ten”, you tell me time and again But you’re late, I’m waiting round and then I go to the door, I can’t take it anymore It’s not you, you let me down again Pre-Chorus Baby, baby - try to find A little time, and I’ll make you happy I’ll be home, I’ll be beside the phone, waiting for you Ooo-oo-oo-ooo Ooo-oo-oo-ooo Why do you build me up, buttercup, baby Just to let me down… and mess me around? And then worst of all, you never call baby When you say you will, but I love you still I need you… more than anyone, darling You know that I have from the start * So build me up, Buttercup, don’t break my heart Verse To you I’m a toy, but I could be the boy You adore, if you’d just let me know Although you’re untrue, I’m attracted to you All the more… Why do you treat me so? Pre-Chorus Baby, baby - try to find A little time, and I’ll make you happy I’ll be home, I’ll be beside the phone, waiting for you Ooo-oo-oo-ooo Ooo-oo-oo-ooo Why do you build me up, buttercup, baby Just to let me down… and mess me around? And then worst of all, you never call baby When you say you will, but I love you still I need you… more than anyone, darling * You know that I have from the start So build me up, Buttercup don’t break my heart * don’t break my heart