I thought I had seen handsome men in my time that was before I met you
I never saw one that I wanted for mine that was before I met you
I thought I was standing on top of the world I thought I could never be blue
I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved
But that was before I met you

I wanted to ramble and always be free but that was before I met you
I said that no man could ever hold me but that was before I met you
I thought I was standing...
[ mandolin ]
They tell me I'll reap just what I have sown but darling I hope that's not true
For once I made plans about living alone but that was before I met you
I thought I was standing...
Yes that was before I met you