I Saw You

It must have been at least
Three years ago
I had a crush on this girl
I didn't know

I thought it was a good idea at the time
But I was pissed
I tried to find her
By sending an ad into 'The List'
It was free 'cause they'd just started this
Brand new section
First I passed it on
To my old friend Denise for her inspection

It said: "I Saw You twice and both times
you were wearing orange
And she told you I fancied you
In the toilets at the garage"

There was never a reply
perhaps it didn't astound her
That's assuming she ever saw it but
I think I've found her
I thought it could've been her in a club on
Saturday night. She
Was a couple of tables away
And I thought it might be
But I was far too drunk
So an approach was out of the question

But this guy Stuart had sent us tickets to see his band
Belle & Sebastian. We went along thoroughly drunk, stopped
For a post-gig "Hello". And I think the girl I was looking for is friends with the girl who
Plays the cello

I think she's coming to see us
When we play
And every time we meet I've got
Nothing to say
She probably thinks I'm cute
She maybe thinks I'm gay
She's probably got a boyfriend anyway

I remember the first time that I saw her
I was completely in awe
I thought, well that's the kind of girl that I
Would like to be my squaw
And if I could ever be
the kind of brave that she would choose
We'd travel plains with our little baby
Turned in its little pappoose

She started seeing me in a public bar
my bird was in the bog
When she returned she said that she would
Like to give that girl a snog
And two weeks later we split up
And a new lover I was seeking
And when I see that girl again I'm just
Never up for speaking

I think she's coming to see us
When we play
And every time we meet I've got
Nothing to say
She probably thinks I'm cute
She maybe thinks I'm gay
She's probably got a boyfriend anyway