When I First Found Out

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