Long ago   There was this pretty young thing from across the way   We used to go   To and fro, home and school about every day, but…   Closest thing we ever had to a date   Was the time we spent together being late    Walking down the hall on our way to homeroom       But we were really young back then   So I guess I never noticed the time she took   To brush her hair and fix her clothes to make sure she looked   Like a princess everyday for me and   She was waiting for me    To do something    But I did nothing   Cause I was too blind to see   That I was just a boy and   She was my joy       Everything that I could need   She was so much more   Wonder if I’ll ever see her (Knock, Knock)   Knocking at my door   She was my joy…   Joy….Joy…Joy…Joy      I Wish I could   Go back in time and treat her a little better   Because I would…   Maybe tell her how I feel; I could put it in a letter saying   “J-O-Y because I like you,”   “A-B-C me in the yard after school”   And I’d hold her close   Maybe give her my coat if it was cold outside      But we were really young back then   And I guess I never noticed the time she took   To brush her hair and fix her clothes to make sure she looked   Like a princess everyday for me and   She was waiting for me    To do something    But I did nothing   Cause I was too blind to see   Joy (cont’d)      That I was just a boy and   She was my joy       Chorus      Bridge   It was so long ago   But I still see it like yesterday   We were walking alone    You were singing a song   I had my chance   I let it pass    And I’ll never get it back again   I wonder how you’ve been my friend      I can’t help but think about what could’ve been   Would our lives be the same   A whole world of difference   From one tiny change   I don’t know what I’d give up   I don’t know if you’d live up   To my great expectations   Of you…      Chorus