Lyrics Her First Mistake - Lyle Lovett
Once
upon
a
time
ago
Way
up
in
the
land
of
sleet
and
snow
How
this
fairy
tale
would
go
I
could
not
have
known
I
had
searched
around
this
world
so
mean
From
Livingstone
to
Palestine
Trying
to
pursue
my
dream
Of
love
It
was
then
I
met
this
girl
so
fine
She
made
me
think
so
fast
I
left
my
thought
behind
And
I
tried
to
pass
for
a
sophisticated
Northern
man
I
said,
"Why,
yes
my
dear
I
know
exactly
what
you
mean
Because
there?
s
not
so
much
I
haven?
t
done
or
seen
And
may
I
say
your
eyes
are
the
loveliest
Shade
of
jade"
I
said,
"Come
on
baby
Come
on
baby
Come
on
baby"
It
was
then
I
knew
I
had
made
my
first
mistake
She
did
not
even
start
to
wait
And
as
she
turned
around
to
walk
away
This
is
what
she
had
to
say
She
told
me
"Man,
I
come
from
way
down
South
I?
ve
got
a
picket
fence
with
a
picket
house
And
I
don?
t
need
no
fast
talking
northern
man
Like
you
around"
I
said,
"Well,
come
on
baby
Come
on
baby
Come
on
baby"
Honey,
I
don?
t
know
what
you
just
heard
But
Alabama
is
my
favorite
word
And
Birmingham
Is
a
long
way
from
here
Why,
I
could
see
the
light
began
to
shine
She
turned
back
around
her
eyes
met
mine
And
suddenly
the
whole
world
became
A
better
place
Even
if
it
was
only
for
an
instant
Because
it
was
then
I
knew
I
had
made
my
Second
mistake
She
told
me,
"Man
that
was
a
real
good
try
But
Alabama?
s
not
where
I
reside
I
come
from
where
the
river
is
wide
And
the
crawfish
hide"
I
said,
"Well
come
on
baby
Come
on
baby
Come
on
baby"
Honey,
I
don?
t
know
what
you
just
heard
But
Louisiana
is
my
favorite
word
And
New
Orleans
Is
a
long
way
from
here
She
just
looked
at
me
and
shook
her
head
"Your
lines
are
pretty
sad"
she
said
"You
are
a
lonely,
weak,
pathetic
man
If
this
is
doing
the
best
you
can"
It
was
then
I
knew
I
had
made
my
third
mistake
Yes,
three
strikes
right
across
the
plate
And
as
I
hollered
honey,
"Please
wait"
She
was
gone
I
said,
"Well
come
on
baby
Come
on
baby
Come
on
baby"
Honey,
I
don?
t
know
what
you
just
heard
Bartender
set?
em
up
are
my
favorite
words
Because
the
love
I
need
Is
a
long
way
from
here
Oh
the
love
I
need
Is
a
long
way
from
here
Yes
well,
there
I
sat
so
all
alone
Like
a
king
who
sits
upon
his
throne
And
whose
kingdom
may
have
just
gone
home
With
another
kingdom
So
as
you
can
imagine
much
to
my
surprise
When
the
door
was
flung
back
open
wide
It
was
a
miracle,
she
walked
inside
And
pulled
her
chair
up
next
to
me
And
that?
s
when
she
knew
She
had
made
her
First
mistake
Well
honey,
I
don?
t
know
what
you
just
heard
But
come
on
baby
are
my
favorite
words
And
where
we?
re
going
Is
a
long
way
from
here
And
where
we?
re
going
to
Is
a
long
way
from
here
So
like
I
said
before,
I
could
not
have
known
How
this
fairy
tale
would
finally
go
Still
the
only
certain
thing
for
sure
Is
what
I
do
not
know
So
like
the
years
and
all
the
seasons
pass
And
like
the
sand
runs
through
the
hour
glass
I
just
keep
on
running
faster,
chasing
the
happily
I
am
ever
after
I
just
keep
on
running
faster
Chasing
the
happily
I
am
ever
after
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