By Surprise Lyrics - Peter, Paul & Mary

I'd like to take you by surprise at the grocery store 

Grab you by the hand and step on the electric door 

Leave the shopping cart right where it is 

I betcha somebody's got the same list 

I wanna take us away from all this to a distant shore 

I'd leave the car by the curb with the motor on 

The tape deck playin' our favorite love song 

And you'd say "What in the world?" 

And smile just like a little girl 

And I'd say, "I can't tell you now but it won't be long" 

I know it sounds funny, but it's true 

I get so busy I forget I'm in love with you 

And every now and then we need 

To get away to get close again 

Up in the air in a window seat 

Your head on my shoulder and a blanket around our feet 

We could leave the kids at home 

And if you get worried we could telephone 

We need a weekend of fun for under two hundred dollars complete 

I know it sounds funny, but it's true 

I get so busy I forget I'm in love with you 

And every now and then we need 

To get away to get close again 

There we would be in a sunny land 

We'd lie on the beach and you could wiggle your toes in the sand 

A tropical drink late at night 

And a midnight dip if the temperature's right 

The best things turn out better if they never were planned 

I know it sounds funny, but it's true 

I get so busy I forget I'm in love with you 

And every now and then we need 

To get away to get close again