I Knew You When

That year the spring was six months long
 And love could do no wrong
 Full up with hope and all the answers
 The sun was stapled to the sky
 My junior prom July
 And we at center stage were the dancers
 I knew you when the air was cold
 I'm there again
 My dress was blue
 And it lay across the chair as I loved you
 I knew you well
 Your heart could melt like caramel
 Your eyes were deep like the silent muddy stream
 Where the tadpole would stream
 Child against a child, we'd fall asleep
 That year the fog would climb the beach
 And wrap us out of reach
 From searchlights that the sky was sending
 I knew you first
 I knew you best
 I knew you from the rest
 I knew you when the spring was ending
 As time takes hold you may fear we're growing old
 But in my brain I will see you as you were
 And you'll remain the timeless you of now and then
 It's only me
 I knew you when