I went down to see the gypsy by the riverside

Held a picture of you under the lantern light

Wonderin’ if we were meant to be

She sat me down, bowed her head, lit some incense

Startin’ mumblin’ words that made no sense

Ruminated a while... then she said to me, tentatively (yeah)

She said:

Maybe

What a wonderful word, that “maybe”

It might go either way – c’mon and make my day

Oh, let me hear you say:

Maybe

There ain’t no other word like “maybe”

It’s kinda touch-and-go, but at least it ain’t “no”

I believe in hypothetical romances

Racetrack nags, slim casino chances

I’m layin’ all I have down on me and you

Me and you... (yeah, so)

If you tell me it could never really work out

I’ll shine a light on that shadow of doubt

And by the time I’m through, well... maybe you’ll believe in them too!

Tellin’ you! (yeah, you’ll say)

Maybe

What a wonderful word, that “maybe”

It might go either way - c’mon and make my day

Oh, let me hear you say:

Maybe

There ain’t no other word like “maybe”

It’s kinda touch-and-go, but at least it ain’t “no”

I told you I was covered in clover

Well, my cup runneth over

Hell! It’s never half-empty

The world is a jumbled-up mess (hey, hey, hey)

The future is anybody’s guess (hey, hey, hey)

And all we need is just a little more “yes, yes, yes” (alright)

So if you’ve got a black cloud hangin’ over your head

Keep your distance, girl – don’t let the virus spread

Might be the antidote, might be the panacea

It could be just semantics... but I really wanna see ya say:

Maybe

What a wonderful word, that “maybe”

It might go either way – c’mon and make my day

Oh, let me hear you say:

Maybe

There ain’t no other word like “maybe”

It’s kinda touch-and-go, but at least it ain’t...

It’s kinda touch-and-go, but at least it ain’t...

It’s kinda touch-and-go, but at least it ain’t “no”

No, no, no... it ain’t “no”