When you and I were young   man, we could run   through the field   under the sun      I was young and you were the only one   behind that stone wall    we couldn't go at all   copper heads, their nesting in their den   get bit by one of those things and you could end up dead      your poppa he would call us in off your front lawn   when the weather wanes he's calling us to come   I was young and you were the only one      I wrote you a letter once   I mailed it to Michigan   that was the last I heard of you and ever since   the mailbox got knocked off, goddamn those rotten kids      Did I speak for you?   Did I invent you too?   you have the look of a new girl's face   I was young I could have made some mistakes   and lately you know it seems   the memories they're just dreams   and the flowers you picked, turned out they were weeds   yeah no buttercups   and dandelion weeds      You and I were young   man we could run   but there was the only truth   could have been anyone   just so happened that it was you      This time, indeed   for once don't cease   we'll turn back east   our backs against the setting sun   it's time for us to run      We're better wrong   I was young, and you were the only one   I was young, and you were the only one