I thought I had seen handsome men in my time that was before I met you I never saw one that I wanted for mine that was before I met you I thought I was standing on top of the world I thought I could never be blue I thought I'd been kissed and I thought I'd been loved But that was before I met you I wanted to ramble and always be free but that was before I met you I said that no man could ever hold me but that was before I met you I thought I was standing... [ mandolin ] They tell me I'll reap just what I have sown but darling I hope that's not true For once I made plans about living alone but that was before I met you I thought I was standing... Yes that was before I met you