Young love, won't you come and sit real close to me? For the first time, I've got you by my side Darling, don't you know that you've got the shaky knees? Gotta roll the windows down inside your mind Love was the shape we made Love was the breath we drew Youth was in our blood and baby we were young Nineteen and twenty-three, with just four years between We fell in love on a tuesday in july You're daddy lives so far away, down in memphis, tennessee One day, you're be my bride That's right Love was the name we gave But love is a shaky thing You're not the one to blame Cause baby we were young