It was June, I was ten I still think of that day now and then A parade and a girl And a crowd of thousands She sat straight as a queen Only eight, but so proud and serene How they cheered, how I stared In that crowd of thousands Then I started to run, and to call out her name As the crowd on the road went wild I reached out with my hand and looked up And then she smiled The parade travelled on With the sun in my eyes, she was gone But if I was still ten In that crowd of thousands I'd find her again You're making me feel I was there, too Maybe you were Make it a part of your story A parade (a parade) Passing by (passing by) It was hot, not a cloud in the sky Then a girl caught my eye In a crowd of thousands She was thin, not too clean There were guards, but she dodged in between Yes, she made herself seen In that crowd of thousands Then she called out my name And she started to run Through the sun, and the heat, and the crowd And I tried not to smile, but I smiled And then she bowed I didn't tell you that You didn't have to I remember! The parade travelled on With the sun in my eyes, you were gone But I knew even then In the crowd of thousands I'd find you again