How Could I Let You Get Away

Like howdy do

Your tin soldiers, your clowns too

They're all laughing at you

I'm laughing at you too

Like basketball

Five fouls and that was all

The games you really knew, yeah

Why couldn't I beat you?

In the middle of the room

Got no time to count my sheep today

How could I let you get away?

When I knew I'd need somebody soon, ooh

How could I let you get away?

When I knew I'd need somebody soon

Like mother goose

Winds you up then turns you loose

Block ten was beatin' two

And I can't tell green from blue, no, no

Like cat and mouse

Games of chase instead of house

I get so mad at you

Like parents often do

In the middle of the room

Got no time to count my sheep today, baby

How could I let you get away?

When I knew I'd need somebody soon, ooh

(How could I let you get away?) Ooh, baby

When I knew I'd need somebody soon

Ooh baby

(How could I let you get away?)

How could I let you get away, baby?

When I knew I'd need somebody soon, yeah

Hey, baby

I didn't count my sheep, I let my woman weep, baby

(How could I let you get away?)

(When I knew I'd need somebody soon)

I knew down inside I'd need somebody soon

Like mother goose, I done let you loose

(How could I let you get away?)

And I need you, baby, yeah

(When I knew I'd need somebody soon)

Ooh-wee, I need somebody soon

Help me now, keep my feet on the ground

(How could I let you get away?)

My baby