Chance allowed us to meet But when all is said and done It wasn't meant to be Although we had such fun The recollection of times we shared I know our lives have changed The memories remain My carefree lover [Chorus] She was a girl I knew (I knew) back then (back then) Way back when there were no cares (no cares) in my world (in my world) She was my friend (my friend) My carefree lover It seems we were in love so free But nothing never seems the way it used to be before There'll be no other She will be my one and only carefree lover She will be my only one We talk the night through until dawn Impassioned by our thoughts and spending time alone You never would drive home Until the birds would sing the morning had arrived And how I reminisce the best days of our lives My carefree lover [Chorus] She was a girl I knew (I knew) back then (back then) Way back when there were no cares (no cares) in my world (in my world) She was my friend (my friend) My carefree lover It seems we were in love so free But nothing never seems the way it used to be before There'll be no other She will be my one and only carefree lover She will be my only one She was a girl I knew back then Way back when there were no cares in my world She was my friend My carefree lover It seems we were in love so free But nothing never seems the way it used to be before There'll be no other She will be my one and only carefree lover She was a girl I knew back then (She will be my only one) Way back when there were no cares (no cares) in my world (in my world) She was my friend My carefree lover