[Verse 1]
Ooh, I met a little girl, oh, sure was fine (Sure was fine)
Pretty little thing–just about blew my mind (Wooh...)
She took me home... ah, and made love to me
I knew right then and there, this is where I wanted to be

Ooh, most of my life I had been all, all... all alone
And you're so sweet to me, don't think I'll ever roam

[Verse 2]
And then one day, as time will pass
I had this feeling that our love would last
Nothing could go wrong, and it seemed everything I did
Seemed to please you; all the heartaches, you hid (Seemed to please you)

Then one night, after we made it, and we were through
That's when I decided–I wanted to marry you

[Bridge]
(Do you take this woman...?)
"Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife
To have, hold, and cherish–for the rest of your life?"
I do, yes I do (I do...)
I do, darlin' ('cause... I...) 'cause I love you

[Verse 3]
(1964!)
Once, you really loved me
Once, I really loved you
(1976!)
Then time would change you
As time would really change me
Oh... (we thought...) we thought our love
(Would stand...) Would stand the test of time
But as I sing this song right now, I wonder–
Today, if you're a friend of mine?

[Verse 4]
Cry, cry, cry
I have done some crying
Woman, you have caused my tears to flow
Cry, cry, cry
Do you cry about me?
Do you ever think about the kind of love we had?

[synthesizer solo]

[Outro]
Hal-le, hallelujah
Hal-le-lu, I'm free
Hal-le, hallelujah
Hal-le-lu, I'm free