Lyrics

Out one night just like so many other nights
Hoping to find some fun
When I found myself in this old bar
Looking for that special one...

And there were 3 kinds of women dancing in this bar:
there was "no way" and there was "out of my league"
and "close but no cigar,"
and she wanted to dance with me

We started drinking and dancing
we had a good time and time quickly slipped away
and then everything changed when
somebody exclaimed "last call"

She was close but no cigar when this party started
Close but no cigar, oh, my, what a shame
Last call came, everything changed, and the change was rather abrupt
That’s when little miss close but no cigar became
little miss close enough

Well...things look different to a sober eye
You see things clearer in the light of day
And I saw things in a whole new light
And that's when everything changed
She wasn't Close But No Cigar
and not a girl who was Out Of My League
In the light of day there was no mistake she was
Little Miss Never No Way

Chorus:
She was Close But No Cigar when this party started
Close But No Cigar, oh, my, what a shame
Last call came, everything changed & the change was rather abrupt
That's when Little Miss Close But No Cigar became
Little Miss Close Enough who became -
(I said she became)
Little Miss Never No Way