I thought I knew, the girl so well

if she was sad I couldn't tell

I missed the point, I missed the signs

so if she's gone the fault is mine,

I know I know, a whole lot of little things

and even though

I could list them 1 by 1,

she would still be gone



chorus:

her eyes are blue

her hair was long

64, she was born in Baton Rouge

her favorite song is " In My Life"

I memorized her every move

I knew her books, her car, her clothes

but I paid no attention to what mattered most



I never ask, she never said

and when she cried, I turned my head

she dreamed her dreams, behind closed doors

that made them easy to ignore

and I know I know

I missed the forest for the trees

and all I have to show

oh but she walked out the door

her cold facts and nothing more



her eyes are blue

her hair was long

in 64, she was born in Baton Rouge

her favorite song is " In My Life"

I memorized her every move

I knew her books, her car, her clothes

but I paid no attention to what mattered most

her eyes are blue

her hair was long

in 64, she was born in Baton Rouge

her fathers tall

her mothers gone

she moved out west when she was 2

the way she laughed

the way she loved

oh my God what did I do?