Now Or Never
Retta Young Lyrics

One day I first saw you on passing by,
I saw you for the first time one day when I was walking by.

I wanted to know your name but I was much too shy.
I was interested in knowing your name but I lacked the confidence to ask you.

I was looking at you so hard until you must have had a hunch,
I was looking at you so intently that you must have sensed my interest.

So you came up to me and asked me my name.
You approached me and asked me for my name.

You Beat Me To The Punch, that time,
You took the initiative before I could gather the courage to approach you.

Oh!
Exclamation of surprise or excitement.

After I had known you for, it seems, for long, long time,
After getting to know you well it feels like a long time has passed.

I wanted to ask you would you please be mine.
I wanted to ask you if you would be interested in being in a romantic relationship with me.

When ever you came around, my heart would pound,
I would feel my heart racing whenever you were close to me.

so you must have had a hunch,
You must have had a sense of my feelings towards you.

So you came up to me and asked me to be yours.
You took the initiative and asked me to be in a romantic relationship with you.

Since I loved you, I thought you would be true and love me tender,
Because I loved you, I assumed that you would be faithful and treat me lovingly.

So I let my heart surrender to you, yes I did
I allowed myself to become vulnerable and let you into my heart.

But I found out beyond a doubt, one day, boy,
However, I discovered with certainty, at some point, that you were not trustworthy.

you were a play boy who would go away and leave me blue.
You were a man who played around with women's emotions and left me feeling sad.

So I ain't gonna wait around for you to put me down.
I am not going to sit around and wait for you to hurt me.

This time I'm gonna play my hunch, and walk away this very day,
This time, I will follow my instincts and leave you today.

And Beat You To The Punch this time,
I will take the initiative before you have the chance to hurt me again.

And Beat You To The Punch,
I will not let you catch me off guard again.

And Beat You To The Punch, Yeah!
I will take control of the situation and prevent you from hurting me again.