I thought I had seen pretty girls in my time but that was before I met you I never saw one that I wanted for mine but that was before I met you I thought I was swinging the world by the tail 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 woman could ever hold me but that was before I met you I thought I was swinging... [ Steel ] They tell me I must reap just what I have sown but darling I hope it's not true For once I made plans about living alone but that was before I met you I thought I was swinging... But that was before I met you