[verse one] I never will forget my first love How I lost her, and lost my mind How my heart broke into little pieces The day she left me behind She said she needed a real strong.man Someone who could drive her wild She said, “You probably don’t get it, After all you’re still a child” [verse two] Well the man in me shrivelled up And there wasn’t much to say Still I looked at her and said, “You’ll miss me” Then turned and walked away My mother said it was awfully hard To watch an angry young man And when I drank all night and slept all day She said she prayed to understand [chorus] Then she promised that my heart would heal But it might take some time And when I had a choice between being right or kind I should always go with kind [verse three] So some years passed by And I loved around, just like young men do Then one night this lady walked up to me and said, “Is it really you?” She looked the same in a different way I suppose wiser may be true And when she asked me to buy her a drink I mean, what else would I do? [verse four] So we sat and talked about old times And we each took a shot or two Then she said, “I was wrong to call you a child And you were right about missing you” And when I asked about her wild man She looked down at her ringless hands And said, well, some things just go wrong Even when you do the best you can Then she asked me to come home with her I guess you know what I mean And the man in me just nodded and readily agreed She dropped her keys at her front door As nervous as a bride And on that first night I drove her wild And felt better deep inside [short Instrumental guitar] [verse five] Well, I’ll bet you know we didn’t last Love seldom comes again And when I left her side I hugged her tight And said we’d always be special friends [Ending Chorus] Then I told her that our hearts would heal Though it might take some time And when choosing between being right or kind We should always go with kind [fad
