A Girl I Knew - Cruton Bey

You tell me that you've never been this way before. You tell me things I know that I've heard somewhere. You're standing in the places and you're Staring down through faces, that bring to mind traces Of a girl, a girl that I knew somewhere. I just can't put my finger on what it is That says to me "Watch out! Don't believe her." I can't give any reasons girl, My thoughts are bound down in a whirl. I just can't think who in the world was that girl; I know I met her somewhere. Someway, somehow this same thing was done. Someone, somewhere did me this same wrong. Well, goodbye dear, I just can't take this chance again. My fingers are still burning from the last time. And if your love was not a game, I only have myself to blame. That's as may be, I can't explain. Just ask the girl that I knew somewhere. (Words and music by Michael Nesmith - transcribed from "The Monkees Pocketbook of Songs" - 1967 - Raybert Productions, Inc.)

Alone, gazing out into space Once full of wonder I feel its vastness More than ever before A cold emptiness fills the walls Of this place I thought I knew The absence of your soul has thrown My heart into despair What happened to this place I knew I feel my heart has torn in two What is this place I thought I knew A faded distant memory The air is heavy, the living silent In memory of eyes that never cry That never lie, assure that All will be alright And though the needs of the many Outweigh the needs of the few The heart of one is breaking Just thinking of you What happened to this place I knew I feel my heart has torn in two What is this place I thought I knew A faded distant memory And here I remain Still crying out his name I stand alone At the dawn of a new horizon Boldly daring to go Where none have gone before Your sacrifice Inspires the will to carry on What happened to this place I knew I feel my heart has torn in two What is this place I thought I knew A faded distant memory And here I remain Still crying out his name I stand alone At the dawn of a new horizon Boldly daring to go Where none have gone before Your sacrifice Inspires the will to carry on

You tell me that you've never been this way before You tell me things I know that I've heard somewhere You're standing in the places and you're staring down through faces That bring to mind traces of a girl, a girl that I knew somewhere I just can't put my finger on what it is That says to me, "Watch out, don't believe her" I can't give any reasons girl, my thoughts are bound down in a whirl I just can't think who in the world was that girl, I know I met her somewhere Someway, somehow this same thing was done Someone, somewhere did me this same wrong So, goodbye dear, I just can't take this chance again My fingers are still burning from the last time And if your love was not a game, I only have myself to blame That's as maybe, I can't explain, just ask the girl that I knew somewhere And if your love was not a game, I only have myself to blame That's as maybe, I can't explain, just ask the girl that I knew somewhere