Well I hope that I don't fall in love with you
'Cause falling in love just makes me blue
Well the music plays and you display
Your heart for me to see
I had a beer and now I hear you
Calling out for me
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
Well the room is crowded, people everywhere
And I wonder, should I offer you a chair?
Well if you sit down with this old clown
Take that frown and break it
Before the evening's gone away
I think that we could make it
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
Well the night does funny things inside a man
These old tom-cat feelings you don't understand
Well I turn around to look at you
You light a cigarette
I wish I had the guts to bum one
But we've never met
And I hope that I don't fall in love with you
I can see that you are lonesome just like me
And it being late, you'd like some some company
Well I turn around to look at you
And you look back at me
The guy you're with he's up and split
The chair next to you's free
And I hope that you don't fall in love with me
Now it's closing time, the music's fading out
Last call for drinks, I'll have another stout
Well I turn around to look at you
You're nowhere to be found
I search the place for your lost face
Guess I'll have another round
And I think that I just fell in love with you
I use to sing this song when I was 14 years old....I'll be 53 in September and still singing this song. Now I am the old man. Damn how time goes by so fast!!!
I met the love of my life on a trip to Ireland 6 years ago, in a pub of all places, go figure. I’ve never connected with anyone like that in my life and I think he felt the same. He spent the rest of my trip with me and when I went home we kept in contact and we would always send each other music links. One of the links he sent me was this song which I had never heard. I immediately loved it. My Irish man and I continued to communicate for awhile, he even came to the states to visit me but eventually distance and circumstances got the best of our relationship. I love this song but hearing it now makes me so sad. I think about what we had and what I lost. Ain’t that life though.
I peed next to Tom and he spoke to me.He said man i'm tired and I said you have a concert to do.That was at the Park West Theatre in Chicago back in the mid 70's.My only claim to fame.
I sang this song to a girl I met one day in a bar and she liked it. 2 years from that we got married and then she told me a terrible truth: she didn't understand a word in the song because her English is very bad. That was very funny indeed because I was singing really very slowly for her to catch all the lyrics I thought were very important.
hahaha.
Yes, this is our most favorite song.