Her First Mistake

歌詞

Once upon a time ago Way up in the land of sleet and snow How this fairy tale would go I could not have known I had searched around this world so mean From Livingston to Palestine Trying to pursue my dream of love Well, it was then I met this girl so fine She made me think so fast, I left my thoughts behind And I tried to pass for a sophisticated Northern man I said, "Why yes, my dear I know exactly what you mean Because there's not so much I haven't done or seen And may I say your eyes are the loveliest shade of jade" I said, "Come on, baby Well, come on, baby Oooh, come on, baby" Well, it was then I knew I had made my first mistake She did not even start to wait And as she turned around to walk away This is what she had to say: She told me, "Man, I come from way down South I've got a picket fence with a picket house And I don't need no fast talking Northern man like you around" I said, "Well, come on baby Oh, come on, baby Oooh, come on, baby Well, honey, I don't know what you just heard But Alabama is my favorite word And Birmingham is a long way from here" I could see the light begin to shine She turned back around her eyes met mine And suddenly the whole world became a a better place Even if it was only for an instant Because it was then I knew I had made my Second mistake She told me, "Man, that was a real good try But Alabama's not where I reside I come from where the river is wide And the crawfish hide" I said, "Well, come on, baby Oh, come on, baby Oooh, come on, baby Well, honey, I don't know what you just heard But Louisiana is my favorite word And New Orleans is a long way from here" She just looked at me and shook her head "Your lines are pretty sad," she said "You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man If this is doing the best you can" It was then I knew I had made my third mistake Yes, three strikes right across the plate And as I hollered, "Honey, please wait!" She was gone I said, "Well, come on, baby Well, come on, baby Ooooh, come on, baby Honey, I don't know what you just heard 'Bartender, set 'em up' are my favorite words Because the love I need Is a long way from here Oh, the love I need Is a long way from here" Yes, well, there I sat so all alone Like a king who sits upon his throne And whose kingdom may have just gone home With another kingdom So as you can imagine, much to my surprise When the door was flung back open wide It was a miracle She walked inside And pulled her chair up next to me And that's when she knew She had made her First mistake Honey, I don't know just what you heard But "Come on, baby" Are my favorite words And where we're going Is a long way from here And where we're going to Is a long way from here So like I said before I could not have known How this fairy tale would finally go Still the only certain thing for sure Is what I do not know So like the years and all the seasons pass And like the sand runs through the hour glass I just keep on running faster Chasing the happily I am ever after I just keep on running faster Chasing the happily I am ever after