What Mattered Most (Alternate Version)

(album: Got It Covered - 2019)

I thought I knew, the boy so well
If he was sad I could not tell
I missed the point, and I missed the signs
If he's gone the fault is mine
And I know, I know a whole lot of little things
And even though
I could list them 1 by 1
Oh, he would still be gone

His eyes are blue, his hair was long
64, he was born in Baton Rouge
His favorite song is "In My Life"
I memorized his every move
I knew his books, his car, his clothes
But I paid no attention to what mattered most

I never ask, he never said
And when he cried, I turned my head
He dreamed his dreams behind closes doors
That made them easy to ignore
And I know, I know
I missed the forest for the trees
And all I have to show
Knowing he walked out the door
Cold facts and nothing more

His eyes are blue, his hair was long
64, he was born in Baton Rouge
His favorite song is "In My Life"
I memorized his every move
I knew his books, his car, his clothes
But I paid no attention to what mattered most

His eyes are blue, his hair was long
64, he was born in Baton Rouge
His father's tall, his mother's gone
He moved out west when he was 2
The way he laughed, the way he loved
Oh my God, what did I do?
What did I do?
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