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 all 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, she never said
And when she cried I turned my head
She dreamed her dreams, behind closed doors
And that made them easy to ignore
I know, I know I missed the forest for the trees
And all I had to show when she walked out the door
Were cold facts and nothin' 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 Mattered Most"
by Ty Herndon
from What Mattered Most

Love Takes Time

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