It all started back in ‘87

We were seventeen sitting side by side in science class

And instead of paying attention to what the teacher had to say

I made it my personal mission to make you laugh

You were brainy, and I was always getting in trouble

Because studying biology wasn’t really my thing

All that talk about cells and genes didn’t do it for me

But I learned something about chemistry

Chorus:

I felt Newton’s law of attraction with your body next to mine

I was more of a hands-on learner anyway

And Plato’s law of affinity flashed across my mind

I guess those old boys knew something ‘bout you and me

I was dating a boy and teaching myself to play guitar

You were playing sports and doing your homework

And you passed that class because you were good at science and math

And I failed miserably but I never forgot your laugh

And then twenty-five years later, I was playing music on the road

And I ran into you in bar in Ontario

We didn’t recognize each other ‘til you put two and two together

Your math skills came in handy that day

Chorus:

I felt Newton’s law of attraction with your body next to mine

I’m more of a hands-on learner anyway

And Plato’s law of affinity flashed across my mind

I guess those old boys knew something ‘bout you and me

I want to study the curves of your anatomy

Forget what I’ve learned about love and begin again

Traverse your skin, discovering the wonder that’s within

Revere the mystery that brought us here again

Chorus:

I feel Newton’s law of attraction when your body’s next to mine

I’m kind of a hands-on learner anyway

And Plato’s law of affinity flashes across my mind

I guess those old boys knew something ‘bout you and me