When I noticed her the first time

I was outside running barefoot in the rain

She lived in the house next door

And her nose was pressed against the window pane



When she looked at me

She smiled and showed a place where two teeth used to be

And I heard her ask her mom

If she could come outside and play with me



We became as one and

Had a love without beginning or an end

And every day she lived with me

Was like a new day dawning once again



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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 grew silent

And at night I heard her cry

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

But in searching for a perfect love

I found that I could not give her a child



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