I looked at the answers you wrote on your hand When they were asking you about the man That you’d like to meet and drop everything to run to I don’t mean to brag and I don’t mean to boast But I would like to think I’ve got most Of the qualities on your list, so I thought I’d introduce myself to you
Your pouting blue eyes they make contact with mine And they keep looking through me until they’re behind me And staring at the face of a man that you know That I know that you know could only bring bad news You hate to be rude but you really must go Leaving me to wonder if I’ll know The words that I say that give me away As being unworthy of you every time
And if he’s the one that you want to go to bed with And I’m the one you want to wake up to I can put myself on acetate and make it easier for you
Forget what they tell you, the evenings are yours The supplicating men become whores And we’re lined up like chances, and all that you need do is take one But your look says it clearly, you think me a toy If you were in the market for a boy You would find yourself a man and a mattress and make one
But I would have to suppose that that’s the way life goes When the gardener decides to fall in love with the rose I’ll protect you from insects but I won’t presume to inhale you For whatever the reason you’re out of my league Pursuing only leads to fatigue So I will take my leave and my heart from my sleeve And I’ll see you whenever I see you again
And if he’s the one that you want to go to bed with And I’m the one you want to wake up to I can put myself on acetate and make it easier for you To take me with you when you go And tell me things I shouldn’t know And be the girl I thought I’d finally found a thousand times before To keep on trying for