We met when you were still a girl
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In nineteen sixty eight
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You wore a white dress and a hat
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I touched the hand of fate
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Your sweet voice took my breath away
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Your smile lit up your face
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You still had both feet on the ground
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I was out in space
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That certain sadness in your eyes
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The secret of your smile
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I've carried all these memories
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Down many's the weary mile
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And every time I hear your name
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My eyes moist up with tears
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As every word you ever sang
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Comes ringing down the years.
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We sat and talked the whole night long
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Of all our rights and wrongs
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Of mutual acquaintances
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We sang each other's song
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You were with me when the morning broke
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The birds refused to sing
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They knew when they were beaten
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They hid beneath their wings.
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I was in a Cleveland hotel room
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When they telephoned the news
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I drowned my sorrow all night long
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The Southern Comfort blues
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The show went on to great applause
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Choking back the tears
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As every word you ever sang
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Came ringing down the years.
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I reached out for the hourglass
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To turn it face about
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But who knows where the time goes
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When your time is running out
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I know someday we'll meet again
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And I know just what I'll find
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You'll have taught the angels how to sing
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Georgia - Georgia on my mind.
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Ringing Down The Years
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Sandy Denny |