[Verse 1]
Once I was glad
Always happy, never sad
And every day seemed like Sunday
And although things were slow
Never seemed to have no dough
Somehow, I never once got lonely
Ya' see the fact is more or less
You're gamblin' with your own happiness
And most all your would-be friends
Turn out so phony

[Chorus 1]
Oh but times they change
And re-arrange and I've seen
The Queen of Hearts
Don't know where to start
Or how to stop

[Verse 2]
And as the days have come and gone
Left me feelin' that I've done so wrong
I've wasted so much time feelin' guilty
And as I watch you sit across the room
Beautiful as the flower's bloom
Leave it lay just one day
Oh brother you're gonna come back
To find me gone
[Chorus 2]
I love you Queen of Hearts
Tell me not to stop
Just tell me where to start
Where now baby
Tell me where to start

[Saxophone solo: David "Fathead" Newman]

[Verse 3]
After all that we've been through
I find that when I think of you
A warm soft wind runs through and through
And in my heart there's only you
And I will always keep on trying
Togetherness brings peace of mind
Without it there'd be lonely me
And oh darlin' lonely you

[Chorus 2]
I love you Queen of Hearts
Tell me not to stop
Tell me where to start
Well now baby
Tell me where to start
Ahhhh
[Outro: Electric piano - saxophone solos]