Kara

Here where I live in Indiana
It’s just a small town, like any other
There lived the prettiest girl around
She had blonde hair and glasses
Her name was Kara
She was a senior at the High School
I was on break from the University
Sure, I had seen her, Sure I had known her
She was a girl then, now she was a woman

And I was gone, gone, gone
Like the apple, Adam couldn’t help himself
I was gone, gone, gone, Kara, goodbye

She worked on weekends down at the grocery
So Saturday morning I had to go shopping
We made some small talk and I tried to be funny
When she smiled with those innocent eyes
I knew she could see through me
Later that evening we took a walk outside
The leaves were crunching
And our stars were crossing
We smiled at nothing at all
We laughed at everything
But Monday morning, classes they were starting

And I was gone, gone, gone
Like a falling star in an Indiana night
I was gone, gone, gone, Kara, goodbye

First I came back home
Every chance that I could get
Then things started getting a little busier
And the holidays were over
Before you knew it I took a
Summer job in Indianapolis
And the city draped its fog over me
I told myself I was too busy to write
Biggest mistake I ever made

When I came home at the end of summer
I called up Kara, and I got her mother
She said she’d left for school in North Carolina
To study art and do something wonderful

Kara, where we’re from, here in Indiana
We’re just a small town, like any other
And we all watched you, because we loved you
You were so beautiful
You didn’t even try

And you were gone, gone, gone
Like the Autumn I fell in love
You were gone, gone, gone, Kara, goodbye

Do something beautiful
I know you will…