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 one by one She would still be gone
Her eyes were blue, her hair was long In ´64, 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 (I never asked) She never said (She never said) And when she cried, I turned my head She dreamed her dreams (She dreamed her dreams)
Behind closed doors (Behind closed doors) That made them easy to ignore Oh, I know, I know I missed the forest for the trees All I have to show Oh, she walked out the door Are cold facts and nothing more
Her eyes were blue, her hair was long In ´64, 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 Her eyes were blue, her hair was long In ´64, she was born in Baton Rouge Her father´s tall, 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? What did I do? (Oh, what did I do?) That girl, she mattered most (She mattered, she mattered) Oh, what did I do?