Shehu Quadri: A Youthful Flame

[female vocals] Mmm,

yeah

Just

thinking

about

you,

baby

Oh,

ooh

It

started

back

in

elementary

days,

a

little

spark

I

saw

Shehu

Quadri

and

the

world

would

turn

to

dark

My

heart

would

race,

skipping

beats

inside

my

chest

An

innocent

crush

that

put

my

little

soul

to

the

test

Looking

at

you

across

the

playground,

feeling

so

shy

Just

a

young

girl

watching

the

time

pass

by

Oh,

yeah

Shehu

Quadri,

you

were

the

story

of

my

youth

Even

back

then,

I

knew

that

feeling

was

the

truth

From

the

halls

of

middle

school

to

growing

pains

You

were

the

sunshine

cutting

through

my

rainy

days

I

wanted

to

tell

you,

but

I

held

it

all

inside

Oh,

Shehu

Quadri,

you’

re

the

one

I

couldn't

hide

We

moved

to

secondary,

the

feelings

stayed

the

same

I

saw

your

face

and

whispered

softly

your

name

But

my

mother’

s

gaze

was

strong,

she

kept

a

steady

hand

I

was

afraid

to

break

the

rules,

I

didn't

understand

So

I

ran

away,

I

fled

the

chance

to

let

it

be

Caught

between

my

heart

and

the

woman

raising

me

Yeah,

I

ran,

I

ran

so

far

away

Shehu

Quadri,

you

were

the

story

of

my

youth

Even

back

then,

I

knew

that

feeling

was

the

truth

From

the

halls

of

middle

school

to

growing

pains

You

were

the

sunshine

cutting

through

my

rainy

days

I

wanted

to

tell

you,

but

I

held

it

all

inside

Oh,

Shehu

Quadri,

you’

re

the

one

I

couldn't

hide

You

were

the

first

to

show

me

love,

the

very

first

touch

I

can’

t

believe

I

let

it

go,

I

miss

you

so

much

Maybe

I

was

right

person

at

the

wrong

time

in

life

Cutting

through

the

silence

like

a

sharp,

lonely

knife

But

thank

you,

baby,

for

the

way

you

made

me

feel

Thank

you

for

the

memory,

'cause

it’

s

still

so

real

I’

m

older

now,

I’

ve

seen

the

world

and

how

it

spins

But

thinking

of

you

is

where

my

peace

always

begins

My

love

for

you

will

never

die,

it’

s

buried

in

my

soul

You

played

your

part

and

made

this

broken

spirit

whole

I’

m

moving

forward

but

I’

m

looking

back

at

you

Shehu

Quadri,

my

first

love,

forever

true

Shehu

Quadri,

you

were

the

story

of

my

youth

Even

back

then,

I

knew

that

feeling

was

the

truth

From

the

halls

of

middle

school

to

growing

pains

You

were

the

sunshine

cutting

through

my

rainy

days

I

wanted

to

tell

you,

but

I

held

it

all

inside

Oh,

Shehu

Quadri,

you’

re

the

one

I

couldn't

hide

Yeah,

you’

re

the

story

of

my

youth

Shehu

Quadri,

thank

you

for

everything

My

love

for

you,

it

never

dies,

no

It’

ll

never

die,

baby

I

need

you

to

know

Oh,

mmm,

yeah