Well I was just eighteen and he looked like Steve McQueen And I was pretty green and ripe for love Well he took me out to bars we went parkin' in his car And every night he showed me what love was And love was once around the dance floor have another drink or two Just before we left this local bar Then love was once around the back seat of his souped up Chevrolet Once around a dream and gone away Well he was quite a lover and I didn't have another For a while when he took away his love Cause it's so hard to get used to doin' without what you're used to And when he's gone you know just what love was And love was once around the dance floor... [ guitar ] Looking back now I don't wonder if the lightning and thunder I felt had anything to do with love Cause there comes a time for learning when you learn while you are burning And find that wasn't really what love was And love was once around the dance floor... Lve was once around the back seat of his souped up Chevrolet Once around a dream and gone away