it started way back in third grade.
i used to sit beside emmylou hayes
a pink dress, a matching bow, and her pony tail.
she kissed me on the school bus, but told me not to tell.
next day i chased her round the playground
across the monkey bars, to the merry-go-round
and emmylou got caught passing me a note
before the teacher took it, i read what she wrote.
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do you love me, do you wanna be my friend?
and if you do, well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand
if you want to.
i think this is how love goes, check yes or no.
now we're grown up and she's my wife.
still like two kids with stars in our eyes.
ain't much changed, i still chase emmylou.
up and down the hall, around the bed in our room.
last night i took her out in a white limousine
twenty years later, she still gets to me
can't believe it's been that long ago.
when we got started with just a little note.
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