i ve known you since you were a schoolgirl saw the smoke turn to fire in your eyes from the window of my room i watched a young girl bloom watched you fall in love a time or two i saw you get hurt once or twice and you d come running over cry on my shoulder sometimes i d get to hold you all night there in my arms you d lay soft and warm you never felt the writing on the wall you never knew how i wanted you i was the boy next door that s all just the boy next door that s all i watched you drift away out of my reach i never got to hold you again and here in my heart is the saddest part we ll never know how it might have been there in my arms you d lay soft and warm you never felt the writing on the wall you never knew how i wanted you i was the boy next door that s all just the boy next door that s all do you ever think about me baby the boy next door that s all 