Listen boy   Don't want to see you let a good thing   Slip away      You know I don't like watching   Anybody make the same mistakes   I made      She's a real nice girl   And she's always there for you   But a nice girl wouldn't tell you what you should do      Listen boy   I'm sure that you think you got it all   Under control      You don't want somebody telling you   The way to stay in someone's soul      You're a big boy now   You'll never let her go   But that's just the kind of thing   She ought to know      Tell her about it   Tell her everything you feel   Give her every reason to accept   That you're for real      Tell her about it   Tell her all your crazy dreams   Let her know you need her   Let her know how much she means      Listen boy   It's not automatically a certain guarantee   To insure yourself   You've got to provide communication constantly      When you love someone   You're always insecure   And there's only one good way   To reassure      Tell her about it   Let her know how much you care   When she can't be with you   Tell her you wish you were there      Tell her about it   Every day before you leave   Pay her some attention   Give her something to believe      'Cause now and then   She'll get to worrying   Just because you haven't spoken   For so long   Though you may not have done anything   Will that be a consolation when she's gone      Listen boy   It's good information from a man   Who's made mistakes      Just a word or two that she gets from you   Could be the difference that it makes      She's a trusting soul   She's put her trust in you   But a girl like that won't tell you   What you should do      Tell her about it   Tell her everything you feel   Give her every reason   To accept that you're for real      Tell her about it   Tell her all your crazy dreams   Let her know you need her   Let her know how much she means      Tell her about it   Tell her how you feel right now   Tell her about it   The girl don't want to wait too long   You got to tell her about it   Tell her now and you won't go wrong   You got to tell her about it   Before it gets too late   You got to tell her about it   You know the girl don't want   To wait--you got to   Tell her about it