Her First Rave - Wongo

Once upon a time ago Way up in the land of sleet and snow How this fairy tale would go I could not have known I had searched around this world so mean From Livingstone to Palestine Trying to pursue my dream Of love It was then I met this girl so fine She made me think so fast I left my thought behind And I tried to pass for a sophisticated Northern man I said, "Why, yes my dear I know exactly what you mean Because there? s not so much I haven? t done or seen And may I say your eyes are the loveliest Shade of jade" I said, "Come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" It was then I knew I had made my first mistake She did not even start to wait And as she turned around to walk away This is what she had to say She told me "Man, I come from way down South I? ve got a picket fence with a picket house And I don? t need no fast talking northern man Like you around" I said, "Well, come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard But Alabama is my favorite word And Birmingham Is a long way from here Why, I could see the light began to shine She turned back around her eyes met mine And suddenly the whole world became A better place Even if it was only for an instant Because it was then I knew I had made my Second mistake She told me, "Man that was a real good try But Alabama? s not where I reside I come from where the river is wide And the crawfish hide" I said, "Well come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard But Louisiana is my favorite word And New Orleans Is a long way from here She just looked at me and shook her head "Your lines are pretty sad" she said "You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man If this is doing the best you can" It was then I knew I had made my third mistake Yes, three strikes right across the plate And as I hollered honey, "Please wait" She was gone I said, "Well come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard Bartender set? em up are my favorite words Because the love I need Is a long way from here Oh the love I need Is a long way from here Yes well, there I sat so all alone Like a king who sits upon his throne And whose kingdom may have just gone home With another kingdom So as you can imagine much to my surprise When the door was flung back open wide It was a miracle, she walked inside And pulled her chair up next to me And that? s when she knew She had made her First mistake Well honey, I don? t know what you just heard But come on baby are my favorite words And where we? re going Is a long way from here And where we? re going to Is a long way from here So like I said before, I could not have known How this fairy tale would finally go Still the only certain thing for sure Is what I do not know So like the years and all the seasons pass And like the sand runs through the hour glass I just keep on running faster, chasing the happily I am ever after I just keep on running faster Chasing the happily I am ever after

Look at the two of you dancin' that way Lost in the moment and each other's face So much in love, you're alone in this place Like there's nobody else in the world I was enough for her not long ago I was her number one, she told me so And she still means the world to me, just so you know So be careful when you hold my girl Time changes everything, life must go on And I'm not gonna stand in your way But I loved her first, I held her first And a place in my heart will always be hers From the first breath she breathed When she first smiled at me I knew the love of a father runs deep And I prayed that she'd find you someday But it's still hard to give her away I loved her first How could that beautiful woman with you Be the same freckle face kid that I knew The one that I read all those fairytales to And tucked into bed all those nights And I knew the first time I saw you with her It was only a matter of time I loved her first, I held her first And a place in my heart will always be hers From the first breath she breathed When she first smiled at me I knew the love of a father runs deep And I prayed that she'd find you someday But it's still hard to give her away I loved her first From the first breath she breathed When she first smiled at me I knew the love of a father runs deep Someday you might know what I'm goin' through When a miracle smiles up at you I loved her first

So here we go again I know how this one ends It's a phone call from someplace far away You say you've found yourself Oh, in someone else And she makes you forget about the rain Her eyes are a golden hue And everything you knew Slips away at the hem of her dress As I was passing by that old mountainside It turned to dust at my feet So I am incomplete So loud, and so discreet You tried to pinpoint me I guess that was your mistake Too much whiskey Too much honey, too much wine I learned some things never heal with time And I've been waitin' here Feels like a million years And I'm a photograph that you forgot you took But I remember spring I remember everything Oh, I guess that's the way it goes (Here we go!) La-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da La-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da

When she walked in, I held my breath I thought I might just die When she came my way and she caught my eye I felt like I could cry 'Cause I never seen a room light up like that And I never felt time stand still And I didn't know a man could fall so hard At least not until I saw her for the first time And I was lonely for the last time I saw her for the first time And now I know I gotta make her mine When she walked in, my head did spin My jaw just hit the ground Stopped in my tracks like a heart attack What beauty so profound 'Cause I never seen a room light up like that And I never felt time stand still And I didn't know a man could fall so fast At least not until I saw her for the first time And I was lonely for the last time I saw her for the first time And now I know I gotta make her mine When she walked out, I felt no doubt I would see her again Up in the clouds and deep in the crowds 'Til the very end 'Cause I never seen a face shine light like that And I never felt so much will And I didn't know a man could fall so hard At least not until I saw her for the first time And I was lonely for the last time I saw her for the first time And now I know I gotta make her mine