When I'd
no
ticed her the first time,
I was outside running
barefoot in the rain.
She lived in the house next door,
nose was pressed against
the window pane
When I looked at her, she smiled and showed
a place where two teeth used to be
Then I heard her ask her mom
if she could come outside and play with me
But soon the days of sand and shovels
gave way to the mysteries of life
Then I noticed she was changing
and I looked at her through
different eyes
We became as one and knew a love
without beginning or an end
And every day I lived with her
was like a new day dawn
ing once again
And I've loved her
since every doll was Shirley Temple
Soda pop was still a nickel
Jam was on her fingertips
Milk was circled on her lips
After many years our
love fell si lent
And at night I heard her cry
And when she left me in the fall,
I knew that it would be
our last goodbye.
I was man enough to give her everything
she needed for a while.
In searching for a perfect love
I found that I could not give
her a child
Now she lives a quiet life
and is the mother of a little girl
And every time I pass her house
My thoughts go back into
another world
Because I see a little girl
Her nose is pressed against
the window pane
She thinks I'm a lonely man
who wants to come inside
out of the rain
And I've loved her
since every dollar was surely double
Soda prop was still a -lickle
Jam was on her fingertips
Milk was circled on her lips