when an ir - re - sis - ti - ble force, such as you,
meets and old im - mov - a - ble ob - ject like me,
you can bet as sure as you live,
something's gotta give, something's gotta give,
something's gotta give!
when an ir - re - pres - si - ble smile, such as yours,
warms an old im - plac - a - ble heart, such as mine,
don't say no because i insist.
somewhere, somehow, someone's gonna be kissed.
so en garde! who knows what the fates have in store
from their vast mysterious sky?
i'll try hard ignoring those lips i adore
but how long can anyone try?
fight, fight, fight, fight, fight it with all of our might,
chances are some heav - en - ly star span - gled night
we'll find out as sure as we live
something's gotta give, something's gotta give,
something's gotta give!