When I First Found Out Lyrics

Barefoot on the concrete

That was when he called me

And said heaven got a new angel

Life of the party

Strangers getting rowdy

I haven't really eaten but my stomach's full

I said this is all just a dream

And in a few days you'd be back in town with that wide eyed gleam

And that was when I first cried

When I thought about your butterfly

'Cause that was the last time I saw your face

This is me when I first found out

And my world was in slow motion

And I stood there forced to smile at everyone around me

Without a shadow of a doubt

I'll make sure you live on through us

And I'll tell my kids how it was to know you even for a short time

Now I know you wouldn't want me to throw my life away

But it's getting cold and I don't want you to see me this way

Last week it was your birthday

It landed on a Wednesday

And I wanted to celebrate your 21st

So we drank till the sunrise

Can't believe I didn't cry

I hope that doesn't mean that I don't miss you

Don't miss you

This is me when I first found out

And my world was in slow motion

And I stood there forced to smile at everyone around me

Without a shadow of a doubt

I'll make sure you live on through us

And I'll tell my kids how it was to know you even for a short time

Now I know you wouldn't want me to throw my life away

But it's getting cold and I don't want you to see me this way

And I'm scared 'cause when I think of you it seems a little bit blurry

So I want to immortalize you so then I won't have to worry

And when we see each other again it'll be all thanks to you

'Cause you taught me to believe in things I once thought were not true

This is me when I first found out

And my world was in slow motion

And I stood there forced to smile at everyone around me

This is me when I first found out

And my world was in slow motion

And I stood there forced to smile at everyone around me

Without a shadow of a doubt

I'll make sure you live on through us

And I'll tell my kids how it was to know you even for a short time

Now I know you wouldn't want me to throw my life away

But it's getting cold and I don't want you to see me this way