You Liked Me First

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Back when summer nights ran long and slow And the ballpark lights put on a show There was a girl up in the stands Cheering louder than the fans In a blue Ford Pinto leaning low Broken spring, and everything she owned [Chorus] Oh, those smiling eyes Still light up my whole sky Forty-six years of loving you And I'm still the luckiest guy Here's to you, here's to us Every mile of road we've known Pam, with you beside me Anywhere is home [Verse 2] You liked me first, I'll tell it true Took me a while to catch up to you Then in '79 you wore a ring From a boy named Ron, not worth a thing Your folks, your brothers, your sister too Shook their heads, and I did too [Chorus] Oh, those smiling eyes Still light up my whole sky Forty-six years of loving you And I'm still the luckiest guy Here's to you, here's to us Every mile of road we've known Pam, with you beside me Anywhere is home [Bridge] Fourth of July, the Zimmermans called Said come watch the fireworks fall I said, Pam, this is my last try And you drove off to say goodbye [Verse 3] You threw that ring and never looked back Then watched the sky light up at last November eighth of '80, we said I do And every year I fall again for you Through all the seasons, sun and rain Those smiling eyes have stayed the same [Chorus] Oh, those smiling eyes Still light up my whole sky Forty-six years of loving you And I'm still the luckiest guy Here's to you, here's to us Every mile of road we've known Pam, with you beside me Anywhere is home [Outro] The sky still lights up every July But it's nothing next to your smiling eyes