First Time Long Time
Martin Medeski & Wood Lyrics

When you're up all night 'cause you want it so bad
When you desire something so intensely that it keeps you up all night

But you know deep down you're never gonna get it back
But you also know that it's impossible to attain it again

You can try all you like
You can attempt to recreate the experience

You'll never get as high as the first time
But you'll never feel that same level of euphoria as the very first time

When you dive so deep you never wanna come up for air
When you're so engrossed in the experience that you don't want to let go of it

And you would if you could, but you can't live your whole life down there
And if you could, you would stay there forever, but that's not possible

You know I'm right, you know why
You understand that I'm telling the truth about this

And I could walk out on the water
I could do something amazing or impossible

I know you'll just roll your eyes
But you don't believe it could happen

You're gonna learn to love another
You'll eventually develop feelings for someone else

So will I
And I will do the same

We'll never get as high as the first time (ooh)
No matter how hard we try, we'll never feel that same level of euphoria again

In your tiny bed when I was a friend of a friend
When we first experienced this feeling, it was in a small bed and we barely knew each other

It was all a blur, I can't say I remember it
The memory of it is hazy and unclear

But it's gotten so good in our minds
But we've built it up in our heads to be something amazing

We'll never get as high as that first time
But we'll never actually be able to feel that same level of euphoria again

We're never gonna get as high as that first time (ooh)
It's just not possible for us to feel that same level of excitement and happiness again

Never get as high as the first time (ooh)
No matter how much we try and replay the experience in our heads, we'll never feel that same intense euphoria

You're gonna learn to love another
You'll eventually develop feelings for someone else

So am I
And I will do the same

We'll never get as high as the first time (ooh)
No matter how hard we try, we'll never feel that same level of euphoria again

We'll never get as high as that first time (ooh)
It simply cannot be replicated, no matter how much we try

We'll never get as high as that first time (ooh)
The experience was unique and incomparable, and we'll never feel that same way again

We'll never get as high as that first time (ooh)
We'll never be able to relive that same intense feeling, no matter how much we try