"I Could Let Her Get Close To Me (But She Could Never Get Close To You)" lyrics

A weekend alone with time on my hands
I went out for beer, and when I walked in
Oh, she must have seen I was lonely
'Cause she didn't give me time to think
She just looked in my eyes, and said with a sigh
"Would you buy me a drink?"
We talked for a while, while the jukebox played
Then we moved to a table just out of the way
Oh, she whispered softly in my ear
"Baby, let me love you tonight'
And it would have been easy to let her please me
That's when I realized

I could let her get close to me
But she could never come close to you
Oh, a tempting smile might turn my head for a while
But my heart ain't no fool
She could never be what you are to me
You're just too much to lose
Oh, I could let her get close to me
But she could never come close to you

She squeezed my hand as I told her goodbye
Then she said to me, maybe some other time
Oh, another man might have taken the chance and spent the night in her arms
But you can be sure, with a love like yours
I'd never go that far

I could let her get close to me
But she could never come close to you
Oh, a tempting smile might turn my head for a while
But my heart ain't no fool
She could never be what you are to me
You're just too much to lose
Oh, I could let her get close to me
But she could never come close to you