I was a kid with space in my teeth
Just one of the boys on a football field
Sang in a basement band down the block
Me and the drummer practiced a lot
(Practiced a lot)

Leaves in my hair, grass past our knees
It happened there and I couldn't believe
It happened to me, melting [?]
When a record heat that hit us that June, well
(Hit us that June)

(Love) it was new love
(Love) new love
(Love) new love
The first time only happens once
New love (ooh-ooh, love)
New love (ooh-ooh, love)
New love (ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush

(Love)
(Love)
(Ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush
(One, two, three, and)

The Indian summer was good for the fair
The red candy apples were bigger that year
Your mother watched us with a stare
I was too [?] for her, but you didn't care
(You didn't care)

(Love) it was new love, yeah
(Love) new love
(Love) it was new love
The first time only happens once
New love (ooh-ooh, love)
It was new love, yeah (ooh-ooh, love)
New love (ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush

(Love)
(Love)
(Ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush

Remember the time (remember the time)
Between your house and mine
We thought about running away
We both knew better (we both knew)
The weather (the weather) would change

Yeah, it was new love
It was new love, yeah
New love
The first time only happens once
New love (ooh-ooh, love)
It was new love, yeah (ooh-ooh, love)
New love (ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush

(Love) oh, you were my first love
(Love) yeah
(Ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush
Oh, well, it was new, new love (love)
(Love)
(Ooh-ooh)
Young and dumb and in a rush
(One, two, three, and)