Sara

I laid on the dune and I looked at the sky

When the children were babies and played on the beach,

You came up behind me, I saw you go by,

You were always so close and still within reach.

Sara, Sara, whatever made you wanna change your mind?

Sara, Sara, so easy to look at, so hard to define.

I can still see them playing with their pails in the sand,

They run to the water their buckets to fill,

I can still see the shells falling out of their hands

As they follow each other back up the hill.

Sara, Sara, sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life,

Sara, Sara, radiant jewel, mystical wife.

Sleeping in the woods by a fire in the night,

Where you fought for my soul and made up against the odds.

I was too young to know you were doing it right

And you did it with strength that belonged to the gods.

Sara, Sara, wherever we travel, we're never apart,

Sara, Sara, beautiful lady so dear to my heart.

I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells –

I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through,

Staying up for days in the Chelsea Hotel,

Writing "Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" for you.

Sara, Sara, it's all so clear, I could never forget,

Sara, Sara, loving you is one thing I'll never regret.

Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp

And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore,

You always responded when I needed your help,

You gave me a map and a key to your door.

Sara, Sara, glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow,

Sara, Sara, don't ever leave me, don't ever go.