What Mattered Most

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 1 by 1
 She would still be gone
 Her eyes are blue, her hair was long
 '64, 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 never ask, 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
 And I know, I know
 I missed the forest full of trees
 And all I have to show
 Oh, but she walked out of the door
 Cold facts and nothing more
 Her eyes are blue, her hair was long
 '64, 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
 '64, she was born in Baton Rouge
 Her fathers tall, her mothers gone
 She moved out west when she was 2
 The way she laughed, the way she loved
 Oh my God, what did I do?