Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? Lyrics

Did you ever have to make up your mind,
And pick up on one,
And leave the other behind,
It’s not often easy and not often kind,
Did you ever have to make up your mind?
Did you ever have to finally decide,
And say yes to one,
And let the other one ride,
There’s so many changes,
And tears you must hide,
Did you ever have to finally decide?
Sometimes there’s one with deep blue eyes,
Cute as a bunny,
With hair down to here,
And plenty of money,
And just when you think,
She’s that one in the world,
Your heart gets stolen,
By some mousy little girl.
And then you know,
You better make up your mind,
And pick up on one,
And leave the other behind,
It’s not often easy and not often kind,
Did you ever have to make up your mind?
Sometimes you really dig a girl,
The moment you kiss her,
And then you get distracted,
By her older sister,
When in walks her father,
And takes you in line,
And says, better go home, son,
And make up your mind.
Then you bet,
You’d better finally decide,
And say yes to one,
And let the other one ride,
There’s so many changes,
And tears you must hide,
Did you ever have to finally decide?
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Cover art for Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? lyrics by Lovin' Spoonful, The

i think this song is hilarious, and the guitar playing by Yanovsky is so obscure and cool. just read the lyrics, it's pretty easy to pick out what the song's about

Yes, the meaning requires no guesswork because it's explicit. But wasn't this song the theme for some sitcom in the mid-'70s? I can't remember which one.

Funny how I just heard this twice in as many days, after decades of not hearing it.

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Cover art for Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? lyrics by Lovin' Spoonful, The

Wasn't this the theme for a sitcom in the '70s?

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Ha! It wasn't, but it sounds like it could be. I seem to remember it being used in a car commercial, though. John Sebastian, the singer/songwriter of The Lovin' Spoonful did write and perform the theme to Welcome Back Kotter, though.

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Cover art for Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind? lyrics by Lovin' Spoonful, The

I think this song is hilarious too!

The Spoonful guys could sure pitch a perfect pop song in their heyday. Funny, I can't think of any other song which described this dilemma.