[Verse 1]
You kept a blue marble in your coat
I had a map with half the corners torn
We traded lunch beneath the maple tree
And swore we'd never let the other sit alone
[Pre-Chorus]
Then years went by like pages in a drawer
New keys, new towns, new names upon the door
[Chorus]
But you still know the girl I was back then
The scraped-up knees, the plans we made at ten
Through every turn, through every change of view
I find my way back to the friend in you
And when the years have changed the shape of everything
Your hand is still the place my heart can rest
[Verse 2]
You drove all night when Dad was in the ward
I brought your boxes up three flights of stairs
We learned that showing up can say enough
No perfect words, just knowing someone cares
[Pre-Chorus]
And though our days don’t always fit in line
One little call can bring us back in time
[Chorus]
But you still know the girl I was back then
The scraped-up knees, the plans we made at ten
Through every turn, through every change of view
I find my way back to the friend in you
And when the years have changed the shape of everything
Your hand is still the place my heart can rest
[Bridge]
If memory ever loses track of names
If all our photographs fade into gray
I’ll know you by the laugh before hello
The one safe place I’ve always known
[Final Chorus]
You still know the girl I was back then
And love the woman I’ve become since then
Through every turn, through every change of view
I find my way back to the friend in you
And when the years have changed the shape of everything
Your hand is still the place my heart can rest
[Outro]
From that old tree to wherever we go
You’re my oldest home, and you always know