-1I thought I could take it. I really did.

Everywhere I go, they're staring at her

I thought I could take the looks guys would be giving Frankie.
Every man I know, he wants to have her

I thought I could handle every guy and his brother crushin' on my princess.
I guess I ought to be a jealous man

But I guess that I'm not as good as I thought I was…

I look the other way, they're hittin' on her

Every time some guy makes a pass at her, tries to pick her up, I gotta look away-- it bothers me sumpm awful.
Every night and every day. They telephone her
They try to get to her but I know they can't

But I ain't too worried…


'Cause she never lets it go to her heart

'Cause she doesn't take it seriously.
She never lets it go that far

She'll flirt back a little… she'll tease… but she'll never lead 'em all the way along.
When they start talking, she starts walking

In fact, just to spite 'em, when they start up…
Right back to my arms

She makes it a point to come back to me-- hug me, give me a kiss, a little remark… and when they run off, tails 'tween their legs, we laugh.

But she laughs the hardest.
She can turn every head

She knows she's pretty, and that they're all eatin' out of the palm of her hand…
But she never lets it go to her heart

But she's not going to leave me any time soon. Or ever.

She walks into the room and everybody watches every move

Whenever we go somewhere, every guy has his eyes trained on her, wishin'… hopin'… thinkin'… prayin'…
Hoping she don't love me

Don't let her and the beanpole be together. It's written all over their faces.
I know it by the way they hang around

And it shows in the way the act around her-- the second I step away, she's bombarded with dime a dozen pick up lines, cheap moves… everything in the book and them some!

All 'cause she's a pretty face.

But they don't realize there's more to her than
what meets the eye-- that's why I'm certain

'Course, they never try to get to know the pretty heart behind the face. But I did, and now look-- I find myself wonderin' how I ended up bein' so lucky… havvin' sucha lovely lady for my girlfriend.
No matter what they do to reach her now

And nothing's gonna change that.

'Cause she never lets it go to her heart

'Cause she don't take it seriously

She never lets it go that far

'Cause she don't take them seriously.

When they start talking, she starts walking

When they start in on their broken record, tired ol' routine, she just brushes 'em off…

Right back to my arms

And comes back to me-- her friend, confidant, boyfriend.

She can turn every head

She's the prettiest lady in the room…

But she never lets it go to her heart

And she's my prettiest lady in the room. And she knows it.

So keep this in mind, boys--

When they start talking she starts walking

You can hit on her all you want…
Right back to my arms

But it ain't gonna do you any good.
She can turn every head

She's pretty
But she never lets it go to her heart

But she's taken. And she is neveh gonna let that change.