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First Girl I Loved

(from the album rubaiyat: elektras 40th anniversary; performed by jackson browne with david lindley)
First girl I loved--
Time has come I will sing the sad goodbye song
When I was seventeen, I used to know you
And I havent seen you now in so many years
And the last time I saw you
You said you joined the church of jesus
But me I remember your long red hair
Falling in our faces as I kissed you
I just want you to know I just had to go
I just want you to know I just had to grow
And youre probably married now
With a house and car and all
And you turned into a grown-up female stranger
If I was lyin by you now, I wouldnt be here at all
Well we parted so hard
Me rushing round new york with a guitar
Making love to people I didnt even like to see
And I still sometimes think of you
As I lay here in the six at morning
And in the lonely midnight
Ive got to hold your face before me
I just want you to know I just had to go
I just want you to know I just had to grow
And youre probably married now
With kids and all
And you turned into a grown-up female stranger
If I was lyin by you now, Id just have to fall
And I never slept with you
Though we must have made love a thousand times
cause we were just young
Didnt have no place to go
I just want you to know I just had to go
I just want you to know I just had to grow
So its goodbye first love
And I hope youre fine
I have a sweet woman
Maybe someday shell have babies by me
(she pretty)
Shes a true friend of mine

song performed by Jackson Browne
Added by Lucian Velea
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