The You That I Knew

tonight I hit the city all alone
you said your night was over and you thought you might just stay home
and I can’t complain about nothing when you’re doin’ what you want to do
but I wonder still what happened to the you that I knew
it wasn’t long ago if I recall
you said rhyme meant very little and reason meant nothing at all
and the wind kept a’blowin the beat kept a’goin if the record missed a measure or two
but that was only true of the you that I knew
Ch;
the you you are now, the you you were then
you were more than a dream, you were more than a friend
now you’re over my head, way out of my league
flyin’ high, so high, I can’t even see
what did you do with the you that I knew?
gentlemen tip their hats as you walk by
and young men quickly look away if they happen to catch your eye
with your head in the air you don’t even care what a wretch down here would go through
for just one rendezvous with the you that I knew
Ch
minutes of true love are hard to find
they’ll sell you down the river, drag you out and rob you blind
this city turns in early, I think I’ll turn in early too
I’m gonna dream my way back to the you that I knew
Ch