Get A Leg Up - John Mellencamp

Don’t look at me, don’t touch me Keep your mind straight ahead

Don’t get no funny ideas about me Or you’ll wish that you were dead

That’s what I’m thinking she must be thinking

The girl I spent 53 bucks on last night

She gives me a look from the corner of her eye

That says, «Boy, keep acting right.»

How surprised was I When she leaned over and whispered in my ear

Get a leg up Get a leg over boy

Get a lef up What’s the matter

Are you shy, shy, shy?

I’m pretty good with first impressions

But sometimes I’m not always right

I pulled the car to the shoulder of the road

To see what she had in mind

Want me to spend the night

Hey lover boy you know I will

And my best girlfriend down the road

Together we will thrill ya And I’m thining to myself

I could be lucky Pierre tonight

If I could get a leg up If I could get a leg over boy

You know I ain’t that handsome

But you know I ain’t shy, shy, shy

The rest of the night went on and on And the moral to this song

Don’t go making hasty judgments

Because sometimes they could be wrong

Nothing wrong with a good time

Just keep yourself protected, make a list

And you can bet your life that the women don’t know

The little girrls are acting like this

So the next time a young one moves up And she whispers in your ear

Get a leg up Get a leg over boy

Get a leg up Now don’t you be shy, shy, shy