By Surprise Lyrics by Peter, Paul & Mary

By Surprise Lyrics

    I'd like to take you by surprise at the grocery store
    Grab you by the hand and step on the electric door
    Leave the shopping cart right where it is
    I betcha somebody's got the same list
    I wanna take us away from all this to a distant shore.

    I'd leave the car by the curb with the motor on
    The tape deck playin' our favorite love song
    And you'd say "what in the world?"
    And smile just like a little girl
    And i'd say "i can't tell you now but it won't be long."

    Chorus:
    I know it sounds funny, but it's true...
    I get so busy i forget i'm in love with you
    And every now and then we need to get away to get close again.

    Up in the air in a window seat
    Your head on my shoulder and a blanket around our feet
    We could leave the kids at home
    And if you get worried we could telephone
    We need a weekend of fun for under two hundred dollars complete.

    (chorus)

    There we would be in a sunny land
    We'd lie on the beach and you could wiggle your toes in the sand
    A tropical drink late at night
    And a midnight dip if the temperature's right
    The best things turn out better if they never were planned.

    (chorus)

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