That He Loved Her 04/16/89

She met him at a party just a couple weeks ago
They hit it off right from the very start
And she dreamt of him that night you know
With a deep longing in her heart

The next time she saw him it was at the super mart
And they talked and talked in a lovely banal chatter
It was painful when they finally had to part
And she began at last to feel that she would matter

Now these two chance encounters brought silence to the clatter
That had so long occupied her story and her time
She'd get comments that would not hurt - indeed, even to flatter
Her confidence once so low began to climb

She was extremely beautiful, it was spring and she was prime
And she knew somehow that she would see him soon
Finally she felt clean she had washed away the grime
And at last she saw the gleaming glowing moon

Today she walked into the park and heard a crazy crying loon
And she saw him past the slide and at the swing
Through her head ran a bouncy funny tune
That Van the Man loved and used to sing

She walked towards him happily - didn't notice anything
She smiled at him hopefully and he looked the other way
As he tried his best to hide his child and his ring
And think of anything that he could try to say

She saw him at the store one year later to the day
And he watched her start to sob and start to cry
He said without feeling, "Let's just be friends, ok?"
So she sobbed again and then she asked him why

He couldn't answer her and so she began to go
He grabbed her quickly but of course he didn't try
To kiss her coz then she'd be sure to know

That he loved her