Was the first to love you And I won't be the last man to try Built a wall around you Spoke a common language Had a grudging respect for the truth Told you all that worried me. Tell me. . . Tell me the way they pinned you down Oh so naturally. . . I'm a realistic man. Was the first to love you And I won't be the last man to try Built a wall around you. When the party's over And they're scraping the mess off the floor We'll still be laughing at them then. Tell me. . . Tell me the way they pinned you down Oh so naturally oh I'm a realistic man.