What with all my expectations long abandoned
And a future I no longer saw my hand in
How I found you is beyond my understanding
My stunning mystery companion

I know that you don't want to be 
Out here forever on this road
Or live among the boxes 
Where all my past lives have been stowed
Maybe you're thinking of someplace 
With a garden by the sea
Where we could slow down 
And you could put a little more work in on me

What with all my expectations long abandoned
My solitary nature notwithstanding 
You're the one who pulled me 
Out of that crash landing
My stunning mystery companion

Right now I can't quite remember 
The cause of all my tears
I hear you laughing and somehow 
The past just disappears
Maybe you were joking when you said 
You'd take me for ten years and no more
Maybe you've had the best of me 
But you could take another ten years and be sure

What with all my expectations long abandoned
And a life that just gets more and more demanding
There's no doubt that you're the reason I'm still standing
My stunning mystery companion

Words and Music By Jackson Browne
(Swallow Turn Music, ASCAP)