I was born in Gainesville, Florida And my father was a tailor And my mother ran a cafe near the university I've a brother died aborning And another who's a sailor I've a sister who is older, and living on her own I have tried all my life to be kind to others Even when others were unkind to me I've been told all my life when I found someone He would look at me and I'd know Are you really mine? Are you really mine? Does your heart glow When you see me walkin' down the street, boy? Do your eyes shine When you know that we're about to meet? I don't think they do I was born in Gainesville, Florida And my father was a tailor And my mother ran a cafe near the university And she didn't raise a fool when she raised me