Twenty-fifth reunion
I’d put on a little weight
She hadn’t changed in all those years
Still looked great
She caught me watching her across the room
Smiled over her glass
I wanted to dance with her right there and then
But I didn’t ask
I had a hard time back in school
Never did fit in
I didn’t know a thing about talkin’ to girls
Or know where to begin
We walked home down the same dirt road
Every day after class
I wanted to carry her books, or her
But I didn’t ask
No I didn’t ask her and now I regret it
All the time that’s passed
I would have given her the world if she’d wanted
But I didn’t ask
She married a hero
On the football team
Had two little kids and a perfect life
Least that’s how it seemed
When her world fell apart and she was on her own
Her life shattered like glass
I wanted to know if her heart had survived
But I didn’t ask
chorus
So there she was, across the room
Still givin’ me that smile
The handful of yards betweens
Felt like a mile
Well, give me a mile and I’ll take an inch
Somethin’ about my reach and my grasp
I wanted to know if she’d share my life
But I didn’t ask.
chorus, then
I would have given her the world if she’d wanted
But I didn’t ask