i ve been told a million times never fall in love with the girl next door i ve come face to face with a thousand girls that any man would call a nine or more but it s you that i have wanted all along yeah it s you that pulls the heartstrings of my song i ve been sold for pennies on the dime been convicted of another man s crime but i can love you so much better than a lover from some sunny weather in a sleepy little town i woke up a long time ago and i knew that i was so far from my home but i had hoped id find you there so we could follow footsteps home back through the snow cause it s you that i have wanted all along yeah it s you that pulls the heartstrings of my song i ve been sold for pennies on the dime been convicted of another man s crime but i can love you so much better than a lover from some sunny weather in a sleepy little town yeah maybe we could settle down and learn to have a few good things of our very own no no maybe not but who knows who knows who knows i can love you so much better than a lover from some sunny weather i ve been sold for pennies on the dime been convicted of another mans crime but i can love you so much better than a lover from some sunny weather in a sleepy little town in a sleepy little town