[ti:First Girl I Loved] [ar:The Incredible String Band] [al:Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records 1963-1973] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]First Girl I Loved - The Incredible String Band [00:10.49]Written by:Robin Willi [00:20.98]First girl I loved [00:24.57]Time has come I will sing [00:25.98]This sad goodbye song [00:28.73]When I was seventeen [00:33.28]I used to know you [00:40.46]Well I haven't seen you now since many is the short year [00:44.40]And the last time I seen you you said you'd joined the [00:46.93]Church of Jesus [00:48.76]But me I remember your long red hair [00:53.00]Falling in our faces as I kissed you [01:00.97]Well I want you to know [01:03.23]We just had to grow [01:09.34]I want you to know I just had to go [01:17.01]And you're probably [01:19.29]Married now [01:21.34]House and car and all [01:25.03]And you turned into [01:29.13]A grown up female stranger [01:33.11]And if I was lying near you now [01:36.12]I wouldn't be here at all [01:45.39]Well we parted so hard [01:49.83]Me rushing round britain with a guitar [01:54.14]Making love to people [01:57.95]That I didn't even like to see [02:05.68]Well I would think of you [02:10.07]Yes I mean in the six sad morning [02:14.49]And in the lonely midnight [02:18.23]Try to hold your face before me [02:24.10]Well I want you to know [02:26.43]I just had to go [02:32.43]I want you to know [02:34.38]We just had to grow [02:40.08]And you're probably [02:42.47]Married now [02:44.50]Kids [02:45.95]And all [02:48.30]And you turned into [02:52.44]A grown up female stranger [02:56.61]And if I was lying near you now [02:59.54]I'd just have to fall [03:08.51]Well I never slept with you [03:13.03]Though we must have made love a thousand times [03:17.41]For we were just young [03:21.39]Didn't have no place to go [03:29.25]But in the wide hills and beside many a long water [03:37.98]You have gathered flowers [03:41.56]And they do not smell for me [03:47.28]Well I want you to know [03:50.00]I just had to go [03:55.68]I want you to know [03:57.48]We just had to grow [04:03.42]So it's goodbye [04:05.96]First love [04:07.88]And I hope [04:09.51]You're fine [04:13.71]Well I have a sweet woman [04:17.91]Maybe some day to have babies by me [04:21.52]She's pretty [04:24.74]Is a true friend of mine