Passing Me By

He'd pick her up from school promptly at three o'clock
She keeps passin' me by
When I try, or make some sort of attempt, I symp
And now the world around me begets movin' in slow motion
But when it was in session, I always had a question
She keeps on passin' me by
She could be my broad, and I could be her nigga
She keeps on passin' me by
I would raise my hand to make her stagger to my desk

She was married to the man, he was a thug
Just a trick, to smell her scent and try to sneak a touch

She was a flake like corn, and I was born not to understand
She keeps on passin' me by

My dear, my dear, my dear, you do not know me
Wait, no, I did not really pursue my little princess with persistence
She keeps passin' me by
Passin' me by, passin' me by
Always got mad when the class was dismissed
As kids we used to kiss when we played truth or dare
By lettin' her pass, I had proved to be a better man
Now there she goes again, the dopiest Ethiopian
'Cause I won't have no more of this passin' me by
But I know you very well
But, all I can do is stare back
To get in her book and it looks rather dry
First I'd write her name then carve a plus
She keeps on passin' me
Not at all over-rated, I think I need a prayer
(Passin' me by)
She keeps passin' me by

I haven't gone as far as asking if I could get with her

Wired her a letter to get her, and it went
I seen her yesterday but still I had to let her pass

I'm shootin' for her heart, got my finger on the trigger
Overlook and disregard my feelings no matter how much I try?

With my name last, on the looking glass
The letter came back three days later
Oh, how I wish I could hold her hand and give her a hug
'Cause then I would let you know that I love you so

She keeps on passin'
Strung like a chicken, chase my tail like a doggie

The only lying I would do is in the bed with you
I guess a twinkle in her eye is just a twinkle in her eye

Then I signed sincerely, 'The one who loves you dearly
She keeps on passin' me by
He was a rooty-toot, a nincompoop
She keeps on passin' me by
She keeps on passin' me by
And I was so low-key that she was unaware of my existence
She keeps on passin' me by
And help me with my problem, it was never much
(Passin' me by)
She told me, "Soon your little birdie's gonna fly the coop"
I just play by the ear and hope she gets the picture

And if I was your man then I would be true
Time for me to voice my opinion of not even pretendin' she didn't have me
His name was Lee, he drove a Z
When I dream of fairy tales I think of me and Shelly

Dude, she looked good, down side, she had a man

P.S. love me tender'
She keeps on passin' me by
'Return to sender', damn!
She was kind of like a star, thinking I was like a fan
Whenever she happens to walk by, why does the apple of my eye
She keeps on passin' me by
Now let me tell you about the feelings I have for you
From a distance I desired her, secretly admired her

She keeps on passin'
But the smile that she shows makes me a go-getter
She keeps on passin' me by
I was on her jock, yes indeedy, I wrote graffiti on the bus

Now she's more sophisticated, highly edumacated
That I should quit chasin' and look for something better
See she's my type of hype and I can't stand when brothers tell me
Although she's crazy steppin', I'll try to stop her stride
With an apple for my teacher 'cause I knew I'd get a kiss
Damn I wish I wasn't such a wimp!