She said
“I was seven and you were nine
I looked at you like the stars
That shined in the sky
The pretty lights”
And our daddies used to joke
About the two of us
Growing up and falling in love
And our mamas smiled
And rolled their eyes
And said “oh, my, my, my”
Take me back to the house
In the backyard tree
Said you’d beat me up
You were bigger than me
You never did
You never did
Take me back when
Our world was one block wide
I dared you to kiss me
And ran when you tried
Just two kids
You and I
Oh, my, my, my, my
Well, I was sixteen when suddenly
I wasn’t that little girl
You used to see
But your eyes still shined
Like pretty lights
And our daddies used to joke
About the two of us
They never believed
We’d really fall in love
And our mamas smiled
And rolled their eyes
And said “oh, my, my, my”
Take me back to the creek beds
We turned up
Two A.M. riding in your truck
And all I need is you next to me
Take me back to the time
We had our very first fight
The slamming of doors
Instead of kissing goodnight
You stayed outside
‘Till the morning light
Oh, my, my, my, my
A few years had gone and come around
We were sitting
At our favorite spot in town
And you looked at me
Got down on one knee
Take me back to the time
When we walked down the aisle
Our whole town came
And our mamas cried
You said “I do”
And I did too
Take me home
Where we met
So many years before
We’ll rock our babies
On that very front porch
After all this time
You and I
I’ll be eighty-seven
You’ll be eighty-nine
I’ll still look at you
Like the stars
That shine in the sky
Oh, my, my my