[Verse 1]
Lyin' face down at the bottom of a three-foot swimming pool
Lies a young fool who thought he could swim
And lyin’ in bed with a woman whose blood runs cold and blue
Look at you, for you could be him
And Daddy said
[Chorus]
Look before you leap
Son, don't lose your feet
Think before you speak
Be free
'Cause love is so damn cruel
We follow no one rule
Gambling with fools
Like me
[Verse 2]
See the silly man with the ring upon his hand in a crowded church room
Where he’s the groom and she's dressed in white—ha!
I feel a little weak as I turn to speak and then I hear that tune
That eerie tunе—"Here Comes thе Bride"
And I remember
[Chorus]
Look before you leap
Son, don't lose your feet
Think before you speak
Be free
'Cause love is so damn cruel
We follow no one rule
Gambling with fools
Like me
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3]
Slumped in the corner of an old courtroom in a courtroom chair
The young man stares and dribbles his gloom
He begs with the judge but the judge won't budge and the bitch don't care
It seems nothin's fair when you've been the groom
And I remember
[Chorus]
Look before you leap
Son, don’t lose your feet
Think before you speak
Be free
’Cause love is so damn cruel
We follow no one rule
Gambling with fools
Like me
[Outro]
Swingin' from a three-foot rope in the middle of his living room
Hangs the old fool
Who thought he could hang