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Kristina She Don't Know I Exist

by Streetlight Manifesto

on Keasbey Nights (2006)

Not long ago in my high school days
I watched a girl from so far away
And every time she passed me by
I turned my head away and quietly sighed.
And when she walked by her hair would dance
A secret tango that only I could understand
And if she asked me for the time of day
I'd look her in the eyes and quietly say:

Oh Kristina.
Kristina.
Do you have any clue who I am? (Hell no)
So listen up because I'll tell you once
And I'll explain myself the best that I can.
Whoa
Kristina.
Kristina.
You don't know me so I'll have to persist.
I'm kind of shy so don't wonder why
Kristina she don't know I exist.

From class to class I followed her
But I swore I'd leave her undisturbed
And if she ever stopped and turned around
I got so nervous and I stared at the ground.
And then one day in photography
I found a contact print that I could not believe
And there she was staring back at me
So I took her home so quietly.

Kristina.
Kristina.
Do you have any clue who I am? (Hell no)
So listen up because I'll tell you once
And I'll explain myself the best that I can.
Kristina.
Kristina.
You don't know me so I'll have to persist.
I'm kind of shy so don't wonder why
Kristina she don't know I exist.

1.17.98
It's been a day that I've come to hate.
As I walked into the video store
There she stood as my jaw fell to the floor.
Tapping her toe, and waiting in line
With a movie and another guy.
Why did I bother?
Why did I care
About this girl named Kristina Behr?

Kristina.
Kristina.
You'll never get to know who I am. (Your loss)
This is goodbye so please don't cry and I'll let you down as softly as I can.
Kristina.
Kristina.
Another name to cross off my list.
Another life it could have been nice
But Kristina she won't know what she missed.