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 day's of sand and 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 everyday I lived with her
  Was like a new day dawning once again
  
  And I've loved her since every doll was Shirley Temple
  Soda pop was still a nickel
  Jam was on her fingertips
  Milk was circled on her lips
  After many years our live grew
  Silent and at night I heard her cry
  And when she left me in the fall I knew
  That it would be our last goodbye
  I was man enough to give her
  Everything she needed for a while
  And 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
  Every time I pass her house
  My thoughts go back into another world
  Because I see her little girl
  Her nose is pressed against the window pane
  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
  Soda pop was still a nickel
  Jam was on her fingertips
  Milk was circled on her lips