I Knew You From School

Knew you from school, you were so cool,
I was just an ordinary guy.
Then through the crowd, through the lights,
I saw you dancing so wonderfully wild.

And then I knew,
It had to be you,
Wild hair and worn-out shoes.
It had to be you.

Walking the street, head in my feet,
You sprung out from the side.
I couldn’t breathe, you stole all of me,
There was nothing left that was mine.

And then I knew,
It had to be you,
The way you laughed, the way you moved.
It had to be you.

I saw you again, standing in the rain,
You almost made me lose my mind.
I never knew, what love could do,
But you showed me for a while.

And then I knew,
It had to be you,
Hopelessly falling for you.
It had to be you.

We sat in the park, swinging in the dark,
It was the best night of my life.
So simple and true, no one but you,
I hope you felt it too.

And then I knew,
It had to be you,
So bright, so bold, so true.
It had to be you.

I’ll never know why you had to go,
Or what was going on in your life.
I’ll never know, why I loved you so,
It was so hard to say goodbye.

But I always knew,
It had to be you,
So in love with the sound of you.
You were so hard to lose.

I can’t explain, the heartache and pain,
Or why I keep you in my mind.
I think of you and hope you think of me too,
And it wasn’t a waste of time.

But I always knew,
It had to be you,
The best times of me and you.
You were so hard to lose.

Thirty years on, long after you’ve gone,
I still wonder how you are.
Thirty years on, long after you’ve gone,
I wonder what I did wrong.

But I always knew,
It had to be you,
You were a dream come true,
So very hard to lose.