First Love

Falling in love was like falling down the stairs Each stair had her name on it And he went bouncing down each one like a tongue-tied lunatic One day of loving her was an ordinary year He transformed her into what he wanted And the scent from her Was the best scent in the world Fifteen he was fifteen Each night he dreamed of her Each day he telephoned her Each day was unfamiliar Scary even And the fear of her going weighed on him like a stone And when he could not see her for two nights running It seemed a century had passed And meeting her and staring at her face He knew he would feel as he did forever Hopelessly in love Sick with it And not even knowing her second name yet It was the first time The best time A time that would last forever Because it was new Because he was ignorant it could ever end It was endless