That day, I first saw you, oh, oh, passin' by
I wanted to know your name, but I was much too shy
But I was lookin' at you so hard, until you must have had a hunch
So you came up to me and asked me my name
You beat me to the punch, that time
You beat me to the punch, oh, oh, you beat me to the punch
You beat me to the punch
Oh, after I hadn't known you for what seems like a long, long time
I wanted, wanted to ask you, would you please, please be mine
Whenever you came around, my heart would pound
So you must have had a hunch
So you came up to me and asked me to be yours
You beat me to the punch, one more time
You beat me to the punch
Oh, oh, you beat me to the punch
You beat me to the punch
Since I love you, I thought you would be true
And love me tender
So I let my heart surrender
To you, yes I did
But I found out the other day
I found out one day, boy, you were a playboy
You would go away and leave me blue
So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down
This time I'm gonna play my cards
And walk away this very day
And beat you to the punch
This time I'll beat you to the punch
Yes, I will
I'll let you know now
I'll beat you to the punch
I'll beat you to the punch