ANNIE MAY

(1987)

When Anne ran with wild eyes

my oceans roared

She’d disarm me with her smile

gave all she had

when I’ve never needed more

to give an inch she’d run a mile

Ya, I’m thankful

for the good times we shared

you never know when they’ll come ‘round again

and though we sadly parted

and I laid down and cried

I’d never forget her

I couldn’t try to

I still hear her chatter

feel her thunder

share her laughter

ya, there is life after

sweet Annie May

when I dream tonight

I’ll rejoice with that youth in site

dance in the rain

never feel the pain

with Annie

sweet Annie May

Trying to backtrack

can drive a man insane

all paths lead to nowhere but blues

you can’t be in that place

at that time again

I just had to face that truth

In the Apple in ‘69

howling at the moon

humming big town

made us high

walk the streets

‘till we’d run out of tunes

sleep all day

never ask why

Ya, I’m thankful

for the good times we shared

you never know

when they’ll come ‘round again

and though we sadly parted

and I laid down and cried

I’d never forget her

I wouldn’t try

With those days remembered

youth lasts forever

like that wild September

with sweet Annie May

and when I dream at night

I rejoice with that youth inside

dance in the rain never feel the pain

I’m with Annie

sweet, Annie May