He never had given much thought to dancin But she gave a lot of thought to being asked Well, he And she But something moved him When fear was holdin And to his surprise the words came at last And she said yes To his half-hearted request And they held on for dear life til the last song played They won It They lit a flame with the match God had made When she said yes From that night on the fire was burning
And they sure did shine it it And he knew as long as this old world kept turning He wanted her by his side So with a ring and a nervous smile And some lines that he He said the sweetest words that she And she said yes To his whole-hearted request And they They won It They lit a flame with the match God had made When she said yes They lit a flame with the match God had made When she said yes