I met a girl last night She reminded me a lot of you Bought her a vodka Sprite And we talked till almost two Been tryin' to get back in the game But they all come in second place No matter how hard that I try It just don't feel the same You were the first one to ride in my CJ-7 Top off, runnin' down an old backroad First time to knock dust off the bottle While it played on the radio First buzz on my twenty first First taste of goodbye hurt It's hard to love anybody else When I loved you first I loved, I loved you I loved you first I loved, I loved you I love the first time you called me, "Baby" In a booth in the back of a bar I love the first kiss that you gave me You sure had me seein' stars Been tryin' to get back in the game But my heart don't wanna play 'Cause all I see it you and me And it feels like yesterday You were the first one to ride in my CJ-7 Top off, runnin' down an old backroad First time to knock dust off the bottle While it played on the radio First buzz on my twenty first First taste of goodbye hurt It's hard to love anybody else When I loved you first I loved, I loved you (Yeah) I loved you first I loved, I loved you I met a girl last night And everything came back I wonder how long that this memory rollercoaster's gonna last You were the first one to ride in my CJ-7 Top off, runnin' down an old backroad First time to knock dust off the bottle While it played on the radio First buzz on my twenty first First taste of goodbye hurt It's hard to love anybody else When I loved you first I loved, I loved you (Yeah) I loved you first I loved, I loved you (Oh-oh) I loved you first I loved, I loved you I loved you first (First) I loved, I loved you