If only we had met when I was young You could have pulled the wool over my eyes You could have taken me for a ride If only we had met when I was young Older and wiser, so it goes The heart knows now To look before it leaps The mind knows now To doubt each word you speak If only we had met when I was young You could have pulled the wool over my eyes You could have taken me for a ride If only we had met when I was young Fool me once, shame on you Fool me twice, though You'll never get the chance to If only we had met when I was young You could have pulled the wool over my eyes You could have taken me for a ride If only we had met when I was young If only we had met when I was young