Before my second year of college, you were barely seventeen
I was hauling hay for your Daddy, an' you brought me a glass of tea
To a farm boy from Oklahoma, you were small town Texas prize
An' every young man's dream in cut-off jeans, with that Homecoming Queen smile
You were making fun of my farmer's tan an' I was letting you
An' fighting bull in the July heat, tryna keep my cool

An' the prairie wind sang while the dust devils danced
It just got hotter as the summer passed
An' that first kiss stole our breath away
An' the breeze died down as our hearts surrendered
The moonlight shattered as it crashed on the river
We both knew we'd never be the same
'Cos love changes everything

I think your Daddy wondered but I know your mama knew
'Cos she pulled me aside one Friday night an' said take good care of you
We'd steal away after supper to our favorite place in the sand
By the red water's edge where we'd hold hands while the Sun melted into the land
We lost more than sleep on one hot August night
By morning we were seeing some things for the very first time

An' the prairie wind sang while the dust devils danced
Just got hotter as the summer passed
An' that first touch stole our breath away
An' the breeze died down as our hearts surrendered
The moonlight shattered as it crashed on the river
We both knew we'd never be the same
'Cos love changes everything
I never found my way back to college
An' we found other loves since then
But that first one will live forever
'Cos I'll always remember when

Those prairie wind sang while the dust devils danced
Just got hotter as the summer passed
An' that first kiss stole our breath away, oh
An' the breeze died down as our hearts surrendered
The moonlight shattered as it crashed on the river
We both knew we'd never be the same
'Cos love changes everything

Whoa love changes everything
Yeah