Take off your coat pull up a chair

Sit next to me not over there

How about a drink what would you like

Would a scotch on the rocks be alright

Then as the lights invariably dim

I gently touch your thigh

And before you know it, Hello it's goodbye.

You tell me that you're not that type

And I'm not saying that you're not right

All that I'm asking is a chance

To do more with you than just holding hands

This is the story of my life

Every chance I get to try

Before you know it, Hello it's goodbye.



Now I'm not saying that I'm upset

But for all the pleasure that I can get

I might just as well go join a monastery

(just as well join a monastery)



I'm not saying that I'm upset

But for all the pleasure that I've been getting

I might just as well go join a monastery

(just as well join a monastery).



Sometimes I think I'm up against

Something that doesn't make much sense

Like when I'm with a girl like you

I'd do everything a man should do

Then when I feel the time is right

I say no need to be shy

And before you know it Hello it's goodbye.