I always kiss and retreat
And make it mighty short and sweet
If I've been there before
I won't go back for more
And I never go down in defeat
I always kiss and retreat
The same mistakes I don't repeat
I love them short or tall
I kiss them one and all
But I always kiss and retreat
I once had a love that I cherished
Wouldn't trade for any amount
But all that I had now has perished
In the last and final count
So now I always kiss and retreat
And if some gal that I should meet
Should try to tie and bind me
I know she'll never find me
'Cause I always kiss and retreat
I once had a love that I cherished
Wouldn't trade for any amount
But all that I had now has perished
In the last and final count
So now I always kiss and retreat
And if some gal that I should meet
Should try to tie and bind me
I know she'll never find me
'Cause I always kiss and retreat
Always kiss and retreat
Always kiss and retreat