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 are blue, her hair was long
In sixty-four she was born in Baton Rouge
Her favorite song is 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'd never ask, she never said
And when she cried, I turned my head
She dreamed her dreams, behind closes doors
And that made them easy to ignore
And I know, I know, I missed the forest full of trees
And all I have to show
Oh, but she walked out the door
The cold facts and nothing more
Her eyes are blue, her hair was long
In sixty-four she was born in Baton Rouge
Her favorite song is 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 are blue, her hair was long
In sixty-four 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?