(spoken)

i always dreamed the boy i loved would come along

and he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong.

now that boy i love has come to me,

but he sure ain't the way i thought he'd be.

(sung)

he doesn't look like a movie star,

he doesn't drive a cadillac car,

he sure ain't yhe boy i've been dreamin' of,

but he's sure the boy i love.



let me tell ya now,

he' never be a big business man

he always buys on the installment plan

he sure ain't the boy i been dreamin' of,

but he's sure the boy i love.



when he holds me tight,

everythings right,

crazy as it seems,

i'm his, whatever he is,

and i forget all of my dreams,

and everybody knows...



he doesn't hang diamonds round my neck,

and all he's got's an unemployment check

he sure ain't the boy i been dreamin' of,

but he's sure the boy i love.