My Valentine…since 1964

You didn't have to be so nice

I would have liked you anyway

If you had just looked once or twice

And gone upon your quiet way

Today I said the time was right for me to follow you

I knew I'd find you in a day or two

And it's true

You came upon a quiet day

You simply seemed to take your place

I knew that it would be that way

The minute that I saw your face

And when we've had a few more days

I wonder if I'll get to say

You didn't have to be so nice

I would have liked you anyway…

— The Lovin' Spoonful, 1965