When I noticed her the first time,
I was outside running
barefoot in the rain.
She lived in the house next door,
her nose was pressed against
the window pane.
When I looked at her, she smiled and showed
a place where two teeth used to be.
And I heard her ask her mom
if she could come outside
and play with me.
Soon the days of sand shovels
gave way to the mysteries of life
Then I noticed she was changing
and I looked at her through different eyes
We became as one and knew a love
without beginning or an end
And every day I lived with her
was like the new day dawning once again.
And I've loved her
since every dawn was Shirley Temple.
So to pop was still a nickel
Jambles on her fingertips
Milk a circle on her lips
After many years our love
grew si lent
And at night I heard her cry
And when she left me in the fall
I knew that this would be our last goodbye
I was man enough to give her everything
she needed for a while
But in searching for a perfect love
I found that I could not give her a child
Now she lives a quiet life
and is the mother of a little girl
And every time I pass her house
my thoughts go back into another world
Cause I see a little girl,
her nose is pressed against
the window pane
And she thinks I'm a lonely man
who wants to come inside out of the rain
And I've loved her
since every doll was Shirley Temple
So to pop was still a nickel
Jam was on her fingertips
Milk was circle on her lips