Story Behind The Song

So many pop songs over the years have promoted the beauty and charms of imaginary women, probably as a proxy for some actual women in the memories of the song writers. This song expands on this idea by comparing a real woman to the claimed attributes of these imaginary woman.

Song Description

Man compares object of his affections to famous women in songs and judges them as falling short of the woman he loves

Lyrics

Long Tall Sally ... Peggy Sue
Couldn't hold a candle, girl to you
Couldn't turn my head, baby, the way that you do
Pretty Peggy-O, Peggy O'Neal
Couldn't make me feel the way I feel
I've made up my mind, settin' my sights on you

Aura Lee, Rose Marie
Really wouldn't do a thing for me
Couldn't make my world turn, baby, the way that you do
Not Molly Malone or Mary Lou
Sweet Sixteen or Suzy Q
I've made up my mind, settin' my sights on you

Waitin' in line, biddin' my time
Prayin' dreams come true
You're on my mind, love is blind
I'm settin' my sights on you
Settin' my sights on you

All those guys I know you see
Baby, that's just fine with me
You know I'm searchin', baby, the way that you do
I'm pushin' pins into voodoo dolls,
Anything the law allows
I've made up my mind, settin' my sights on you

Waitin' in line, biddin' my time ...