[Chorus]
You got to look before you leap
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner
You got to look before you leap
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner

[Verse 1]
Well, one fine day I met this girl
And she was, oh, so fine
Well, she said, "Boy, I'm gonna love, love, love you
A-for a long, long time"

[Pre-Chorus]
Now, I said, "A-wait
Ha, wait
Oh, wait
Oh, wait"

[Chorus]
You got to look before you leap
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner
You got to look before you leap
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner

[Verse 2]
Well, she said, "Right, I'm gonna prove you're wrong
Just you wait and see
Now, take my hand and look into my eyes
And you'll disagree"

[Pre-Chorus]
But I said, "Now, wait
Ha, wait
Oh, wait
Yes, wait"

[Chorus]
You got to look before you leap
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner
You got to look before you leap
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner
[Verse 3]
Mmm, now that she has seen the light
And it was understood
'Cause the very next day she walked away
With someone else like I knew she would

[Pre-Chorus]
So I said, "Now, look
Ha, look
Whoa, look
Oh, look"

[Chorus]
You got to look before you leap (Believe me, baby)
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner
You got to look before you leap (I'm tellin' you, now)
There's heartaches around ev'ry corner

[Outro]
A-so look
Mm, look
A-look
Before you leap