I remember when you were thirteen
A slender never-do-well
Stepping on stones, troubling the stars
A real jaw-breaker

A sweet bird of youth in a cage
Bored with boys your own age
Mama thought you were at home
She was foiled by the girl with a will all her own

As you went tip-toeing out the door
Out on the sidewalk, into the dark
And though it never frightened you before
You ran as fast as you could through the Sabine streets

Oh, oh, oh, ain't no place to be
Oh, oh, oh, when you're out on the Sabine streets
Oh, oh, oh but when lightning strikes
Oh, oh, oh, the girl never once thought twice

'Cause he just so happened to be heaven sent
And she wanted more than anything else to believe
That love had come to wish her former self, farewell

One look, one glance, one circus
Strong man to hold her back
And if you saw her on the telephone, you'd ask
Who in the hell is this snake charmer

Who has her hanging on his every word
And tangling up the telephone cord?
Daddy told her off one time but at night
She'd be out once more on the Sabine streets
Sabine streets

Oh, oh, oh, ain't no place to be
Oh, oh, oh, out on the Sabine streets
Oh, oh, oh but when lightning strikes
Oh, oh, oh, the girl never once thought twice

Oh, oh, oh, ain't no place to be
('Cause he just so happened to be)
Oh, oh, oh, out on the Sabine streets
(Heaven and sent)
Oh, oh, oh but when lightning strikes
(And she wanted more than anything else)
('Cause he just so happened to be)