Waylon Jennings - The Days of Sand and Shovels lyrics

When I noticed her the first time I was outside running barefoot in the rain She lived in the house next door And her nose was pressed against the window pane When she looked at me She smiled and showed a place where two teeth used to be And I heard her ask her mom If she could come outside and play with me We became as one and Had a love without beginning or an end And every day she lived with me Was like a new day dawning once again Chorus: And I've loved her since Every doll was Shirley Temple Soda pop was still a nickel Jam was on her fingertips Milk was circled on her lips After many years our love grew silent And at night I heard her cry When she left me in the fall I knew that it would be our last goodbye I was man enough to give her everything She needed for a while But in searching for a perfect love I found that I could not give her a child Chorus