Because

It was a hot summer night
When your eyes first met mine
On that path
Throwing rocks at the river
To help you forget her
You leaned in
I started to laugh

As we walked past my street
Played like I didn't see
Where we'd gone
Hoping moments would last
Didn't dare walk too fast
To get home

Forever I'll think of you
As all the first loves do
You weren't a heart on loan
Or just some stepping stone
You are the only tie
To who I once was
So babe I can't say goodbye
To you because

Then came the fall
Didn't answer your calls
For a while
But when I picked up the phone
Your voice felt like home
God was in charge of that dial

You looked in me and saw
How to break through my walls of self-defense
And I knew falling in love
Would lead to the end of my innocence

Forever I'll think of you
As all the first loves do
You weren't a heart on loan
Or just some stepping stone
You are the only tie
To who I once was
So babe I can't say goodbye
To you because