you see a pair of laughing eyes and suddenly your sighing sighs you re thinking nothing s wrong you string along boy then snap those eyes those sighs they re part of the tender trap you re hand in hand beneath the trees and soon there s music in the breeze you re acting kind of smart until your heart just goes wap those trees that breeze they re part of the tender trap some starry night when her kisses make you tingle she ll hold you tight and you ll hate yourself for being single and all at once it seems so nice the folks are throwing shoes and rice you hurry to a spot that s just a dot on the map you re hooked you re cooked you re caught in the tender trap some starry night when her kisses make you tingle she ll hold you tight and you ll hate yourself for being single and all at once it seems so nice the folks are throwing shoes and rice you hurry to a spot that s just a dot on the map and then you wonder how it all came about it s too late now there s no gettin out you fell in love and love is the tender trap