[Verse 1] The asphalt was melting on the north side of town. In a one-pump station where the sun beat down. I was fifteen years old, just killing the time. When she coasted by, like a dream of mine. Long black hair catching a summer breeze. So beautiful it made my heart seize. She did a lap, then she doubled back around. Third time’s the charm when my heart starts to pound. [Chorus] And oh, Billie, my first taste of fire. A year spent chasing a heart-string wire. Staying out late, getting caught in the rain. She was perfect, she drove me insane. Far gone, losing my head. With every word that girl said. My first true love, I was in deep. If only my promises I could keep. [Verse 2] A summer fever, the room spinning ‘round. She was there, this one I found. At my side, cooling my brow. I’d have married her then, if I’d known how. A match and a fuse in a small-town blur. I didn’t just love her, I melted for her. It took a few years and a whole lot of miles. Finding my place without Billie’s smiles. [Bridge] I’d have run anywhere, she wanted to go. The Rio Grande valley to a high plateau. But the seasons shifted and the girl moved on. Leaving nothing but a summer that’s gone. [Chorus] And oh, Billie, my first taste of fire. A year spent chasing a heart-string wire. Staying out late, getting caught in the rain. She was perfect, she drove me insane. Far gone, losing my head. With every word that girl said. My first true love, I was in deep. If only my promises I could keep. [Outro] Just a boy at a station on the north side of town. Watching that bicycle go ‘round and ‘round. Yeah, Billie... She was the first... And the first ones burn the most. [End]
