I remember the first night I met you You brushed past my arm at the bar And suddenly it was like somebody somewhere Scraped their keys down the side of my heart Heart that been stuck in traffic And someone interminably unchanging red light You've beckoned me off down a side street And I followed you into the night You're weary and you wise like Athena Like Artemis, you're wild and you're free You're carrying yourself like you're Hera But quietly you'll always be little Aphrodite to me Now I remember on the first night I met you How could I ever forget? You were trading my drinks for across-the-bar winks Like some rumour that I haven't heard yet
When I stumble onto you outside I said I was sorry but that was kind of a lie I've been waiting for you And I knew that you knew You still laughed, you still acted surprised And it's lamely ridiculous for me to be said that I'm sure But if I had an apple to give Then it would be yours And the others would rage as I turned them away But you've followed me down to the shore And for you I'd start a war So darling, yes, I'm sure Cause you're weary and you wise like Athena Like Artemis, you're wild and you're free You're carrying yourself like you're Hera But quietly you'll always be little Aphrodite to me