Byblos - Chicago

I saw her once before

She didn’t turn me on

One night she stopped to talk

To pass the time

And then I saw her eyes

Her softly smiling glow

We sat and talked all night at Byblos

She talked of feelings

That I knew were true

She painted me a picture

Using every shade of blue

It was light with laughter

At times it made me cry

And now I’ll never know just why I didn’t ever try to hold her

To squeeze her

To kiss her all night long, I never tried to please her

Then, soon she had to go

I sat there all alone

And thought of things she said

The whole day through

And then I realized

I never took the time

To find out where she lived

Or where to call

I thought that I would see her the next night

Anticipating how I’d set myself right

Then, I went back to Byblos

I sat there and waited

Feeling just a little nervous

And a little frustrated

Then, soon, in she came

Looking just the same

Ooh, I could hardly wait to take her

Far from the game

Then a person came in to the club

That I had to speak to

I explained the situation to her

And I thought she understood

But I guess she thought

I was jiving her around

Because when I looked for her

This is what I found

She was rapping with a real good friend of mine

He was happening, I guess it was his time

I really couldn’t blame him

Because he was sad and lonely too

But just talking to her did me so much good

I knew she’d do him good too

Then I went home and I got it on

Sat down to write these words

When I was finally alone

And then, about halfway through

I wondered if someone knew

Where she was so I could give her a call

And I found out that she was right down the hall

Not too far away

But that’s ok

I’ll just wait for the day

When I can see her again

And spend some time