Is love just a big mistake Just a risk that we all take Trying to keep the blues away Is love just a means to an end Back when you were my girlfriend Had some one I could defend I'll sit by the riverside Counting all the ways to make you stay When I think of you and I I know I'll be back with you some day Is love just a big mistake Just a choice we have to make Trying to keep the blues away I'll sit by the riverside Counting all the ways to make you stay When I think of you and I I know I'll be back with you some day Oh the birds and the bees The leaves on the trees Die all at once Now that you're gone I know that I will be back in your arms once again Oh the birds and the bees The leaves on the trees Die all at once Now that you're gone I know that I will be back in your arms once again I'll sit by the riverside Counting all the ways to make you stay When I think of you and I I know I'll be back with you some day Is love just a big mistake Just a risk that we all take Trying to keep the blues away