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 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 like 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 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
We played a song from scratch that night and when she'd done with 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 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