When A Boy Falls In Love
Composer(s): Sam Cooke; Clinton Levert Jr.
Performer(s): Sam Cooke



I've heard them say love was a wonderful thing 
Something you couldn't hide on a shelf 
But to me they no longer have to explain 
Because I know for myself 

He awakens each morn with a smile on his face 
When a boy is in love 
and the world to him is a beautiful place 
When a boy is in love 

He's up and he's gone, there's no breakfast for him 
'Cause he lives on the love of his sweet little gem 
The days are through, though it's not very long 
Before he must talk to his girl on the phone 
That's how it is when a boy falls in love 

His girl's voice on the phone brings him wondrous delight 
When a boy is in love 
If there's been any darkness and all face from sight 
When a boy is in love 

He can hardly wait till the moment they meet 
For he knows when he sees her, his day will be complete 
When they're finally alone and he kisses her lips 
The world sings a love song and his heart turns a flip 
That's how it is when a boy falls in love 

At the end of the day the time comes they must part 
The strains of regret tear away at his heart 
and late in the night, as he sleeps in his bed 
Visions of her sweet charm, how they dance in his head 
& before you know, he is buying a ring 
To capture forever that sweet darlin' thing 
That's how it is when a boy falls in love