Her First Mistake Lyle Lovett

[Verse 1]
Once upon a time ago
Way up in the land of sleet and snow
How this fairytale would go, I could not have known
I had searched around this world so mean
From Livingston to Palestine
Trying to pursue my dream of love

Well, it was then I met this girl so fine
She made me think so fast, I left my thoughts 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"

[Refrain]
I said, "Come on, baby
Well, come on, baby
Ooh-ooh, come on, baby"

[Verse 2]
Well, 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"