Sara

I laid on a dune, 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, oh Sara
 Whatever made you want to change your mind?
 Sara, oh Sara
 So easy to look at, so hard to define
 I can still see them playin' with their pails in the sand
 They run to the water, their buckets to fill
 I can still see the shells fallin' out of their hands
 As they follow each other back up the hill
 Sara, oh Sara
 Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life
 Sara, oh Sara
 Radiant jewel, a mystical wife
 Sleepin' in the woods by a fire in the night
 Drinkin' white rum in a Portugal bar
 Them playin' leapfrog and hearin' about snow-white
 You in the marketplace in Savanna-la-Mar
 Sara, oh Sara
 It's all so clear, I could never forget
 Sara, oh Sara
 Lovin' you is the one thing I'll never regret
 I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells
 I'd taken the cure and had just gotten through
 Stayin' up for days in the Chelsea Hotel
 Writin' sad-eyed lady of the lowlands for you
 Sara, oh Sara
 Wherever we travel, we're never apart
 Sara, oh Sara
 Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart
 How did I meet you? I don't know
 A messenger sent me in a tropical storm
 You were there in the winter, moonlight on the snow
 And on lily pond lane when the weather was warm
 Sara, oh Sara
 Scorpio sphinx in a calico dress
 Sara, oh Sara
 Ya must forgive me, my unworthiness
 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, oh Sara
 Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow
 Sara, oh Sara
 Don't ever leave me, don't ever go