I thought I knew
The girl so well
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 confessed them one by one
She would still be gone
Her eyes were blue
Her hair was long
In sixty four
She was born in baton rouge
Her favorite song was 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 asked
She never said
And when she cried I turned my head
She dreamed her dreams behind closed doors
That made them easy to ignore
I know I know
I miss the forest for the trees
And all I have to show
Oh when she walked out the door
Cold facts and nothing more
Her eyes were blue
Her hair was long
In sixty four
She was born in baton rouge
Her favorite song was in my life
I memorized her every move
I knew her books her car her clothes
But I paid no attention to what matters
Her eyes were blue
Her hair was long
In sixty four
She was born in baton rouge
Her father's home
Her mother's gone
She moved out west when she was two
The way she laughed the way she loved
Oh my god what did I do
Love
Again