The three years
That I loved you
Were the best years
Oh, the early days
Yes, those early days
When I hung around
Followed you around
Tryin' to catch the sound
Of your warm voice
Come through my radio
I went to the nightclubs
And the studios
And somehow I knew
I would make it so
And you would love me
In the sweetest way
One night
You let me pick you up
Nice and easy
I knew the time had come
That you would love me some
Soon our days
And nights were busy
These were the crazy years
Songs, cigarettes and tears
And I never
Thought much about it
How it all
Might change some day
I just let myself
Feel good about you
Way back
In the early years
Those early years
Some heady days
They rolled from one into another
Then walked away
I was so naive
But I felt so strong
Way back
In the early years

We took a drive on a windy day
We watched the seagulls glide, we saw the weather change
But sometimes I feel the coldest chill I got
Was from the look upon your face across the parking lot
And your sweet voice, I still remember
But not the words I heard you say
We never made it through December
At the end of the early years
Those early years, some heady days
They rolled from one into another, then walked away
I was so naive but I felt so strong
Way back in the early years, way back in the early years