I thought I knew the girl so wellIf she was sad I could not tellI missed the point and I missed the signsIf she's gone the fault is mineAnd I know, I knowA whole lot of little thingsAnd even thoughI knowI could list them one by oneOh, she would still be goneHer eyes were blueHer hair was longAt sixty-fourShe was born in Baton RougeHer favorite song was in my lifeI memorized her every moveI knew her books were color-closedBut I paid no attentionTo what mattered mostI never askedAnd she never saidAnd when she cried I turned my headShe dreamed her dreamsBehind closed doorsThat made them easy to ignoreAnd I know, I knowI miss the forest for the treesAnd all I have to showYou know when she walked out the doorOf Colfax and nothing moreYou know when she walked out the doorAnd I knew her eyes were blueHer hair was longAt sixty-fourShe was born in Baton RougeHer favorite song was in my lifeI memorized her every moveI knew her books were color-closedBut I paid no attentionTo what mattered mostI never asked her to leave me aloneI never asked her to leave me aloneHer eyes were blueHer hair was longAt sixty-fourShe was born in Baton RougeHer father's tallHer mother's goneShe moved out west when she was twoThe way she laughedThe way she lovedOh my God, what did I do?What did I do?Her eyes are blueHer hair is long