I Struck A Match - Lesley Gore

I went to a hop with my boyfriend

We were dancing to our favourite song

Somebody turned out the lights and he walked away

He said he wouldn’t be gone too long

I struck a match and there he was a kissing her

I struck a match and there he was a holding her

It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

Well it was dark and I couldn’t see her face

But I saw her hitting on my guy

All the kids were dancing and having fun

But I couldn’t do a thing but cry

I struck a match and there he was a kissing her

I struck a match and there he was a holding her

It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

Well I wiped away the tears and turned my head

So no-one could see

But my girlfriend heard me crying asked me

So I said, a match burned me

The lights went on at the hop

And my boyfriend came back to my side

He said he went for a soda

I said honey I know you’ve lied

Cos I struck a match and I saw you kissing

I struck a match and you were holding her

It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

I wiped away the tears and turned my head

So no-one could see

Well my boyfriend heard me crying asked me

So I said, a match burned me

I struck a match and there he was a kissing

I struck a match and he was holding her

It took a match to catch him doing me wrong

Doing me wrong, yeah doing wrong, yeah doing me wrong, he was doing me wrong