i always dreamed the boy i loved would come along and he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong. now that boy i love has come to me, but he sure ain't the way i thought he'd be. he doesn't look like a movie star, he doesn't drive a cadillac car, he sure ain't yhe boy i've been dreamin' of, but he's sure the boy i love. let me tell ya now, he' never be a big business man he always buys on the installment plan he sure ain't the boy i been dreamin' of, but he's sure the boy i love. when he holds me tight, everythings right, crazy as it seems, i'm his, whatever he is, and i forget all of my dreams, and everybody knows... he doesn't hang diamonds round my neck, and all he's got's an unemployment check he sure ain't the boy i been dreamin' of, but he's sure the boy i love.