[Lyric] When I Knew (John Wesley Harding)

I could see the tops of her white socks
Just beneath the desk
Her pants didn't reach
All the way down her legs
And you know what happened next
I said hi politely
And we went out for coffee
That was when I knew
That was when I knew
I was wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong
That was when I knew, that was when I knew

They said we liked weird music
And she played me Soft Machine
And lent me a record that badly warped
Which screwed up everything
I was broke, just fifteen
I scoured London for a replacement
Found one cheap in an Oxford Street basement
That was when I knew…
I met her in my bedroom
At a party, Halloween
She was wearing a pair of dungarees
So I sang "Come on Eileen"
(I was being slightly mean)
And it just made her smile
Which made me feel childish
That was when I knew…

We played her song from scratch that night
And when she'd done with singing
She just took off stage right
Left us winging it
The band went down swinging
As she made her exit, arms in the air
I caught her eye, I was unprepared
That was when I knew…

She picked me up at the hotel
In an old red Mustang
And took me to a demonstration
Of Strumm and Drang
She listened, I sang
And we drove to Dallas rather than flying
Because we didn't feel like dying
And I couldn't get her out of my head
So I got her out of hers instead
I couldn't get her out of my head
So I got her out of hers instead
I couldn't get her out of my head
And we ended up in bed
She glided by on antique roller skates
Overtook our car
I watched her disappear
From where we parked
It was just south of Market
In the Castro sun, she glistened
And when she spoke, I listened
That was when I knew…

I said I'd cook a curry
Which got me in her kitchen
But her friend turned up by chance
And my spice seemed less bewitching
(Which left me feeling itchy)
She stayed for one whole bottle of wine
But we played it cool, we’d bide our time
That was when I knew
That was when I knew