If You Be Wise

See her candle
Waver in the window of her summer night
Lying on the breeze, she tries to fall asleep
Flights of fancy
Dancing through her memeries like Arabian knights
He is riding his wings of fire and flies away
She can still hear him say
If you'll be wise
If you'll be smart
Don't let a travelling man take your heart
Take my advice
Don't let it start
You'll think you're different from the rest
You'll try to do your part
Until he breaks your heart
Lunch for the lonely
Looking at picture postcards of someone else's scene
Somehow they don't seem real (the sea's too green)
Somebody calls her
Giving out information about the boy on the road
Suddenly it's all too much
To be told what she already knows
If you'll be wise
If you'll be smart
Don't let a travelling man take your heart
Take my advice
Don't let it start
'Cause you've been told too many times
[interlude]
If you'll be wise
If you'll be smart
Don't let a travelling man take your heart
Take my advice
Don't let it start
'Cause you've been told too many times
If you'll be wise
If you'll be smart
Don't let a travelling man take your heart
Take my advice
Don't let it start
'Cause when he comes and needs a friend,
He'll do it all again.
Better be smart
He's breaking your heart
Find you another lover
Better be wise and open your eyes
This time
[Repeat and Fade]