I met you on the subway I caught your eye you Looked down at your feet as if to say "maybe when we are older I'll always be there for you and maybe we'll never have to be alone" Later, we crashed the party Where we knew no one You never made it about yourself Upstairs behind the sofa We spun the bottle Alone and blushing We showed each other just how we felt
You met my parents I met your brother After the wedding We never told a lie You found my first grey Hair and i did the dishes To old McCartney records In the light of the afternoon But I lost you on the subway Never got your name but You'll never know just How much you meant when I was down And out