You got to look before you leap

There's heartaches around every corner

You got to look before you leap

There's heartaches around every corner



Well, one fine day I met this girl

And she was oh so fine

Well, she said "Boy, I'm gonna love, love, love you"

"a-for a long, long time"

Now I said "a-wait, huh, wait, oh, wait, whoa! wait"



You got to look before you leap

There's heartaches around every corner

You got to look before you leap

There's heartaches around every corner



Well, she said "Right, I'm gonna prove you're wrong"

"Just you wait and see"

"Now take my hand and look into my eyes"

"And you will disagree"

But I said "now wait, huh, wait, oh, wait, yes! wait"



You got to look before you leap

There's heartaches around every corner

You got to look before you leap

There's heartaches around every corner



Mmm, now that she has seen the light

And it was understood

'Cause the very next day she walked away

With someone else like I knew she would

So I said "now look, huh, look, oh, look, whoa! look"



You got to look before you leap, believe me baby

There's heartaches around every corner

You got to look before you leap, I'm tellin' you now

There's heartaches around every corner



So look, mmm look, look before you leap