Page 66 of California Love Songs
I still remember that first day, back in high school halls,
A skinny girl with book in hand, laughing down the walls.
Never thought that time would turn, the way it did for me,
Now I’m standing in the spotlight, but you’re all that I see.
And every song I ever sang, every dream I chased,
Led me right back to this moment, gazing at your face.
* * *
You’re more than a memory, more than a friend,
More than the echoes of nights we won’t get back again.
You’re the brown-eyed girl who knew me as a kid,
How could I have known that you’d turn out the way you did?
Now I’m falling like I never have before.
You’re not just a memory… you’re something so much more.
* * *
Every letter that you wrote me, when I hit the road,
Every whispered late-night call when I felt alone.
You were always my safe place, the voice inside my mind,
But now when I close my eyes, you’re the one I want to find.
And every song I ever sang, every dream I chased,
Led me right here to this moment, standing at your place.
* * *
Did you ever see me that way, ever feel it too?
Did you ever wonder if I was meant for you?
Cause every road I’ve taken, every mile I’ve gone,
It’s always been you, it’s been you all along…
So here I stand before you, my heart sewn on my sleeve,
If I sing you this song, love… will you stay here with me?
* * *
The crowd broke out in mad applause. “Happy birthday, Crystal.”
Half the women were sniffling and Crystal was one of them. She felt as though every time she’d longed for him, dreamed of him, hoped that one day he’d notice her love, had led to this moment.
