WAYLON JENNINGS - The Days of Sand & Shovels lyrics

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Written by: Doyle Marsh & George Reneau

Performed by: Waylon Jennings

Appears on: The Best of Waylon Jennings-1970 & Journey: Six Strings Away-1999.

When I noticed her the first time,

I was outside running barefoot in the rain.

She lived in the house next door,

Her nose was pressed against the window pane.

When I looked at her 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.

Soon the days of sand and shovels,

Gave way to the mysteries of life.

Then I noticed she was changing,

And I looked at her through different eyes.

We became as one and knew a love,

Without beginning or an end.

And every day I lived with her,

Was like a new day dawning once again.

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.

And 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.

In searching for a perfect love,

I found that I could not give her a child.

Now she lives a quiet life,

And is the mother of a little girl.

Every time I pass her house,

My thoughts go back into another world,

Because I see her little girl,

Her nose is pressed against the window pane.

She thinks I'm a lonely man,

Who wants to come inside, out of the rain.

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.