When I noticed her the first time I was outside running barefoot
in the rain
She lived in the house next door her nose was pressed against
the window pane
When I looked at her she smiled and showed a place where two
teeth used to be
And I heard her ask her mom if she could come outside and play
with me
Soon the days of sand and shovels gave way to the mysteries of
life
Then I noticed she was changed and I looked at her through
different eyes
We became as one and knew a love without beginning or an end
And everyday I lived with her was like a new day dawning once
again
And I've loved her since every doll was Shirley Temple soda
pop was still a nickel
Jam was on her fingertips milk was circkled on her lips
After many years our love grew silent and at night I heard her
cry
And when she left me in the fall I knew that it would be our
last goodbye
I was man enough to give her everything she needed for a
while
In searching for a pefect love I found that I could not give her
a child
Now she lives a quiet life and is a mother of a little girl
And everytime I pass her house my thoughts go back into another
world
Cause I see her little girl her nose is pressed against the
window pane
She thinks I'm a lonely man who wants to come inside out of
the rain
And I've loved her since every doll was Shirley
Temple...