It started with Adam and Eve   Running round the apple tree   Now look at us      From the apple to the ring   Time ain't changed a thing   When it comes to love      Dontcha see it's the thrill   If you won't, if you will   He could be from Mabaline or Tennessee   Like me      It's the wantin'   Not the gettin'   It's the asking pretty please   And not the lettin'   That puts the spice in the life of every mans fantasy   You'll see   It's the chasin'   Not the catchin'   It's the gotta know what's cooking in the kitchen   Oh, they love a little mystery   If you wanna keep 'em guessing it's the wantin' not the gettin'      So get that French perfume   Get those high heel shoes   And Malibu tan      It ain't about all that   It ain't what he can have   It's what he can't      For him it's the thrill   If you won't, if you will   He could be from New Orleans or Tennessee   Like me      It's the wantin'   Not the gettin'   It's the asking pretty please   And not the lettin'   That puts the spice in the life of every mans fantasy   Yeah, you'll see   It's the chasin'   Not the catchin'   It's the gotta know what's cooking in the kitchen   Ooohhh, they love a little mystery   If you wanna keep 'em guessing it's the wantin' not the gettin'      Oh, dontcha see it's the thrill   If you won't, if you will   He could be from Bowman Green or Tennessee   Like me, yeah      It's the wantin'   Not the gettin'   It's the asking pretty please   And not the lettin'   That puts the spice in the life of every mans fantasy   Yeah, you'll see   It's the chasin'   Not the catchin'   It's the gotta know what's cooking in the kitchen   Yeah, they love a little mystery   So make a little mystery   If you wanna keep 'em guessing it's the wantin' not the gettin'      It's the wantin'   Not the gettin'      He could be from Mabaline or New Orleans, Bowman Green or Tennesse   Like me