That First Real Love Verse 1 When you fall in love the first time, You’re too young to understand. You’re certain you have found forever The first time you hold hands. You make promises beneath the stars That nothing could undo— For the first time in your young life, Every dream is coming true. Verse 2 But somewhere down the road of life, Something gets in the way. A word unspoken, a chance not taken, And two hearts drift away. You tell yourself you’ll soon forget, That time will be enough— But part of you belongs forever To that first real love. Chorus That first real love never leaves you, It just learns where it must hide. In an old song on the radio, Or a memory deep inside. You can build a life and love again, And thank the Lord above— But there’s always one small corner For that first real love. Verse 3 You each go on and marry others, Raise your families, live your lives. You share the years with faithful husbands, Faithful husbands, loving wives. And you’re grateful for the road you took And all that it became— Still, every now and then you wonder When someone speaks that name. Chorus That first real love never leaves you, It just learns where it must hide. In an old song on the radio, Or a memory deep inside. You can build a life and love again, And thank the Lord above— But there’s always one small corner For that first real love. Bridge A lucky few may meet again When many years have passed, And find the flame they left behind Was quietly meant to last. They look into each other’s eyes, And suddenly they know— The years have changed most everything, But never long ago. Final Verse But if we wait a little too long, Life keeps moving on. Too many doors have gently closed, Too many years are gone. So we hold close the lives we’re living, Though we sometimes still recall— Perhaps that love was meant to touch us, But not be ours at all. Final Chorus That first real love never leaves you, Though the years may dim the flame. It lives somewhere between what was And what might have became. And maybe it was never meant To be the road we traveled on— Maybe it was meant to live forever As the sweetest dream we lost. Outro Yes, some loves are meant for living… And some are meant to stay Forever in the heart As the one that got away.
