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Hey Kids,

Well, since I'm fixin' to make up for some lost time 'round these parts, I reckon this lyrical effort is a tad on the LENGTHY side. BUT, gotta get back up on that horse one way or'n'other, so enjoy!! Nothin' fancy....

All the usual comments/thoughts welcome....

Beth

“Gotta Look Before I Leap”
© Lyrics 2009 Beth Williams, BMI


When I met Zoey at the zoo
I couldn’t help but stare
Much better than her picture
Sea-green eyes and raven-hair
But then she shook my hand, oh MY!
So firm, with hairy knuckles
A deep voice said, at last we meet!
All shrunk below my buckle

Should have read the profile, was I cruising in my sleep?
Though I did escape my Man-Date -- gotta look before I leap

Chorus:
Gotta look before I leap, but see
A whiff of perfume‘s all I need
To ring my bell, announce “all systems go”
Sure I wish I’d better gauge
What’s past the cover, on the page
But hormones rule my roost, so I dunno…..

When I saw Ruby at the rink
My temp began to rise
The graceful strokes, her twirling skirt
Showed off her slender thighs
I skated close with fancy moves
And wooed her with my charms
Til out of nowhere I was tripped
And hit the ice real hard

Should have counted on a boyfriend, sorta sad he was a creep
Though at last my head stopped spinning -- gotta look before I leap

Chorus:
Gotta look before I leap, but see
A whiff of perfume‘s all I need
To ring my bell, announce “all systems go”
You’d think that I could better gauge
What’s past the cover, on the page
But hormones rule my roost, so I dunno….

Bridge (original):
Could I ever change my unromantic history
When every gal I met was elusive and a mystery
If by chance I got warmed up, they up and left me cold
What a waste, I’m such a case, just want someone to hold

Bridge (Alternative):
What was I supposed to do?
Wasn’t there some leaping cue
Guess I’d have to look some more
Pick my chin up off the floor

When I gazed up at Ursula
Her first response was “OH!”
But could this living doll mean me
Soon love began to grow
Then sizing up my interest
A man said “Fifty bucks”
I paid him quick and took her home
Could not believe my luck

Chorus 2:
“Gotta look before I leap” I’d thought
But what I saw was what I got
With Ursula, no pride-deflating scenes
Until one night our second week
She hissed at me, she’d sprung a leak
Thank god the patch kit worked just like a dream