Last night, all alone at a party I met a man with a drink in his hand He had soft brown eyes and coal black hair And a smile a girl could understand Then he came and sat down at my table And placed his warm hand on mine, now And I found myself wanting, longing to kiss him, yes I did For temptation was flowing like wine Oh, I was almost, almost (persuaded) To strip myself of my pride now Oh, almost, nearly persuaded now To push my, push my ole conscience right on the side Then we danced, then we danced, he whispered, "Baby, I need you now" He said to me, "Let me take you away, ooh I wanna be your man" Then I looked in his eyes and I saw it, yeah I saw it I saw the reflection of my, my wedding band Oh I was almost, almost, almost persuaded, yes I was To let a strange lips, somebody's lips lure me, lure me on, now Oh I was almost, yeah nearly, nearly persuaded But your, your sweet love made me stop Made me stop and go home

Last night I stumbled in to a bar room I met a girl with a pint in her purse She was cute as two speckled puppies And I said Ben you could do worse Then I walked across a room full of tables Walked across her table too And I flopped myself down in a chair And said hi there She whispered my name is Mabel And all I could say was hi there I said permit me to introduce myself Ben Colder here She said it ain't been no colder here than anyplace else I had her almost persuaded What happened to the doodle-doodle-do... piano... thank you To slip- strip herself of her pride Almost persuaded to slip me a drink on the side Then we danced and we danced and we danced and we danced That is I thought I was dancin' somebody stepped on my hand Then I looked in her eyes and I saw it The reflection of my wedding band And I thought that sure is strange I ain't even married What it was it was my wrist watch I had her almost persuaded Once more there Argus To come and be my own Smart alec (Almost persuaded) Then her boyfriend came and made me go home

Mmmhh Oha, baby If you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded Of you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded Woah baby Now, I remember telling you That when you said goodbye I told you I'd forget you And I could find another guy I begged you please to set me free But now I'm not so sure 'Cause all my friends are telling me That I acted premature So if you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded Ahhh baby Now, I know that I can't foul myself The truth I just can't hide I'm all alone and by myself Because of foulish my I was like the gine old tree Standing in the wind My heart fell and broke in two Because it wouldn't be So if you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded If you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded Ahhh baby Woah what I paid a price I think For taking such a chance What a big mistake I made Walking out on our romance I didn't take long for me to see That I still love you so I can't understand For the life of me What made me let ye go So if you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded If you want to change my mind I can be easily persuaded Just say it away I've gone blimey I can be easily persuaded

Some days I'll admit, I was difficult Everything that you did, I was critical You're holding the car keys I'm saying, Don't tease me If you're leaving, just leave me Baby, we were good, we were almost perfect I'd say it's your fault but you don't deserve it You won't get back what we had with no one Baby, we were good, it was almost worth it We were almost Almost, almost So real, sometimes it was fictional, yeah So good, sometimes it was criminal So happy without me, or are you just acting? Either way is right Baby, we were good, we were almost perfect I'd say it's your fault but you don't deserve it You won't get back what we had with no one Baby, we were good, it was almost worth it We were almost Almost, almost Almost, almost Almost Baby, we were good, we were almost perfect I'd say it's your fault but you don't deserve it You won't get back what we had with no one Baby, we were good, it was almost worth it We were almost Almost, almost Almost, almost Almost

My hand is trembling as the key unlocks the door My legs are shaky as I walk across the floor My voice weakens as I call out I'm home Do my eyes deceive me or is my baby gone? Baby's gone She couldn't stand to tell me face to face And things just ain't the way they used to be Around this place Her perfume lingers where she once lay her head And I can almost taste the teardrops that she shed As she searched her mind and tried to find Just where our love went wrong But it's ended and it's over, and baby's gone Baby's gone She couldn't stand to tell me face to face And things just ain't the way they used to be Around this place Her perfume lingers where she once lay her head And I can almost taste the teardrops that she shed As she searched her mind and tried to find Just where it all went wrong But it's ended and it's over And baby's gone

My name should be trouble My name should be woe For trouble and heartache is all that I know Yeah lonely lonely blue boy is my name My life has been empty My heart has been torn It must have been raining the night I was born Yeah lonely lonely blue boy is my name Well I'm so.I'm so afraid of tomorrow And so tired, so tired of today They say that love is the answer But love never came my way I'm writing this letter to someone unknown So if you should find it and if you're alone Well, lonely lonely blue boy is my name Remember lonely, lonely blue boy is my name

Ain't it funny how time Steals the feelings from a love affair And there's no place to lay the blame It ain't a case of no one cares Helplessly just watch it fade away Neither will admit we're both aching to say. Ooo, I miss the days when we were crazy in love When you weren't so sure of me I had my little jealousies Ooo, bring back the days when we were crazy in love I need to feel that way again Remember when we were crazy in love. Oh, it used to be so easy one touch and you were high And I could get intoxicated just by looking in your eyes Baby ain't there anything we can do 'Cause I know you're missing me As much as I've been missing you. Ooo, I miss the days when we were crazy in love When you weren't so sure of me I had my little jealousies Ooo, bring back the days when we were crazy in love I need to feel that way again Remember when we were crazy in love. We were more than best of friends We were crazy in love Crazy in love Crazy in love...

I saw a man today, who said he talked to you Not so long ago, I think a month or two As my mind raced back in time, I prayed Oh, Lord, don't let it show He thinks I forgot you fifteen years ago Fifteen years ago and I still feel the same Why did he have to mention your name? I'm as broken up inside as if it's been a week or so Takes a mighty strong love, to keep a man thinking of a girl He hasn't seen since fifteen years ago I've got a lovely wife who thinks the world of me Promised her my love through all eternity I've tried hard to make her happy, and so far, she doesn't know I can't shake this thing of fifteen years ago Fifteen years ago and I still feel the same Why did he have to mention your name? I'm as broken up inside as if it's been a week or so It takes a mighty long time, to get a real love off your mind I know, I've tried since fifteen years ago