Well, I'm standing here freezing, inside your 
 golden garden
Got my ladder leaned up against your wall. 
Tonight's the night we planned to run away 
 together, 
Come on Dolly Mae, there's no time to stall, 
But now you're telling me that ah . . .

I think we better wait till tomorrow 
                    "
                    "

Got to make sure it's right, 
So, until tomorrow, goodnight. 

Oh, Dolly Mae, How can you hang me up this way,
On the phone you said you wanted to run off 
 with me today 
Now I'm standing here like some turned-down 
 serenading fool, 
Hearing strange words stutter from the mixed-up 
 mind of you. 
And you keep telling me that ah . . .

I think we better wait till tomorrow 
                    "
                    "
 
Got to make sure it's right
So until tomorrow, goodnight.
See if I can talk to this girl alone

Oh,  Dolly Mae, girl, you must be insane, 
So unsure of yourself leaning from your unsure 
 window pane 
Do I see a silhouette of somebody pointing 
 something from a tree?
CLICK, BANG,
Oh, what a hang, 
Your daddy just shot poor me 
And I hear you say, as I fade away

We don't have to wait till tomorrow
                     "
                     "

It must not have been right, so forever, 
 goodnight.

Do I have to wait, do I have to wait 
Its a drag on my part 
Don't have to wait, don't have to wait.