She said,^C I was seven and you were nine I ^Flooked at you like the stars that shined ^FIn the sky, the pretty lights And our ^Cdaddies used to joke about the two of us ^FGrowing up and falling in love and our ^Fmamas smiled And rolled their eyes and said ^Dmoh my my^F my

Take me ^Cback to the house in the backyard tree Said you’^Fd beat me up, you were bigger than me You ^Fnever did, you never did Take me ^Cback when our world was one block wide I ^Fdared you to kiss me and ran when you tried ^FJust two kids, you and I Oh ^Cmy my my my ^{F C F C F}

^CI was sixteen when suddenly I ^Fwasn’t that little girl you used to see But your ^Feyes still shined like pretty lights And our ^Cdaddies used to joke about the two of us They ^Fnever believed we’d really fall in love And our ^Fmamas smiled and rolled their eyes And said ^Dmoh my my^F my…

Take me ^Cback to the creek beds we turned up ^FTwo A.M. riding in your truck and ^Fall I need is you next to me Take me ^Cback to the time we had our very first fight The ^Fslamming of doors instead of kissing goodnight You ^Fstayed outside til the morning light Oh ^Cmy my my my ^{F C F C F}

^CA few years had gone and come around We were ^Fsitting at our favorite spot in town And you ^Flooked at me, got down on one knee

Take me ^Cback to the time when we walked down the aisle Our ^Fwhole town came and our mamas cried You ^Fsaid I do and I did too Take me ^Chome where we met so many years before We’l^Fl rock our babies on that very front porch After ^Fall this time, you and I

^CI’ll be eighty-seven; you’ll be eighty-nine I’ll stil^Fl look at you like the stars that shine ^FIn the sky, oh ^Dmmy my my ^C