[Chorus]
Don't sit down before the cookin's done
You've gotta give it half a chance before you cut and run
When your new love needs workin' at
And the workin' ain't that fun
Don't sit down before the cookin's done

[Verse 1]
I told my Mama, "He's not for me
Romance ain't what it's cracked up to be
Maybe he's not the one
She said, "Don't worry, hon
Why don't you just wait and see?"

[Chorus]
Don't sit down before the cookin's done
You've gotta give it half a chance before you cut and run
When your new love needs workin' at
And the workin' ain't that fun
Don't sit down before the cookin's done

[Verse 2]
When it comes to matters of the heart
It might seem like you're worlds apart
How will you ever know
What's 'round that bended road
If you give up before you start?
[Chorus]
Don't sit down before the cookin's done
You've gotta give it half a chance before you cut and run
When your new love needs workin' at
And the workin' ain't that fun
Don't sit down before the cookin's done
Don't sit down before the cookin's done