When I Knew

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 to time for coffee

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew

That was when I knew I was wrong wrong wrong all along

That was when I knew, yeah

That was when I knew

They said we both write 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

I found it cheap in an Oxford Street basement

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew

That was when I knew I was wrong wrong wrong wrong

That was when I knew, yeah

That was when I knew

I met her in my bedroom

Oh at a party, Halloween

And she was wearing a pair of overalls

So I sang "Come On Eileen"

I was being slightly mean

And that just made her smile

Which made me feel childish

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew

That was when I knew I was wrong wrong wrong

That was when I knew, yeah

That was when I knew

We played a song for scratch that night

And when she done up singing

She just took off, stage left

And left us there winging it

The band went down swinging

As she made her exit, arms in the air

I caught her eye, I was unprepared

When I couldn't get her out of my head

So I got her out of hers instead

No I couldn't get her out of my head

So I got her out of hers instead

I know I couldn't get her out of my head

And then we ended up in...

She glided by on antique roller skates

And overtook our car

Just down the street

Up from where we parked

Just south of Market

In the Castro sun she seemed to glisten

And when she spoke I listened

Yeah yeah yeah that was when I knew

That was when I knew I was wrong wrong wrong

That was when I knew, yeah

That was when I knew