"Sad Songs" lyrics

"I lost her in 1978."
He tells me then looks away
It's simple, he loved her so
A tenderness you can't let go

He said, "Son, you don't forget your first true love
She won't forget you too, oh."

I only like the sad songs
(From the rock bands no one knows)
No one gets me like the sad songs
(When I'm lost and I'm all alone)
I put the needle on the record
And if only for one second, it's enough

Her father, he arranged the marriage, and he gave away
His daughter's heart for goodness sake
What a shame, what a big mistake
A daughter's heart's not a good one to break

So, I said, "Love, it has no age
Just wait, you'll find someone who will call you 'baby'."

I only like the sad songs
(From the rock bands no one knows)
No one gets me like the sad songs
(When I'm lost and I'm all alone)
Put the needle on the record
And if only for one second, it's enough

You only like the sad songs?
Here's a sad song for you, my love

So when I'm lonely and it's her I'm thinking of

I only like the sad songs
(From the rock bands no one knows)
No one gets me like the sad songs
(When I'm lost and I'm all alone)
I put the needle on the record
And if only for one second, it's enough

You only like the sad songs
You only like the sad songs
You say you like the sad songs
Here's a sad song for you, my love
For you, my love