I thought I'd seen pretty girls in my time

That was before I met you

I never saw one that I wanted for mine

That was before I met you



I thought I was swinging the world by its tail

I thought I could never be blue

I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved

That was before I met you



I wanted to ramble and always be free

That was before I met you

I never saw one that could ever hold me

That was before I met you



They say a man must reap what he's sown

Darlin', I hope that's not true

For once I made plans of living alone

But that was before I met you