Lyrics

[Verse 1] My mother was mail-order bride But my father was a fool 'til the day he died So it is any wonder I'm not good enough for you? I'm just gonna leave these garage flowers and push on through [Verse 2] Hey, honey, I was wonderin' where you been 'Cause if you don't ring the bell then you won't get in I'm not gettin' any young waitin' home alone for you If you're just gonna leave your garage flowers and push on through [Chorus] Hey, baby, I'll never live up to you in your ivory tower There's not enough room for two Not for me and you So I sing you my second-rate serenade And bring you half-cut flowers and I'm half-afraid of you But I'm half in love Said with a cough And the price scratched off [Verse 3] My mother only ran with a chosen few And she would not approve of a man like you But she was never happy all alone with a bird's-eye view And me, I wouldn't mind if you took me down just a peg or two [Verse 4] I don't want too much and I don't know what I need And a bar on Friday night is about my speed So meet me in the middle, baby, come on down just a peg or two And we can take a walk around some common ground, just-a me and you [Chorus] Hey, baby, I'll never live up to you in your ivory tower There's not enough room for two Not for me and you So I sing you my second-rate serenade And bring you half-cut flowers and I'm half-afraid of you But I'm half in love Said with a cough And the sticker pulled off