The Raglin Street Fair

Verse 1

I'm sitting alone and I'm shuffling memories

and the photograph faces just roll back the years

To the long faded voices that I've kept inside me

and I'm laughing out loud and I wish you were here.

Verse 2

Look at this picture from the Paul's garden party

and the gold of your tresses and your devil-may-care

Remember how we hid where no-one could find us?

And the night that we spent at the Raglin Street fair?

Chorus 1

In your sun hat and calico that fell to your ankles

And the tiny pink ribbons in your long golden hair

And the Champagne and laughing how it lasted all evening

And the scent of your perfume that made my heart stir

As we waltzed to the jazz at the Raglin Street fair

Verse 3

And here's one of Christine, I wonder where she's been

With her blue eyes that sparkled like the sun on the sea

Remember how Graham and Chris guessed about us

But you swore that you'd never been down there with me.

Verse 4

Chorus 2

with your sun hat and calico that fell to your ankles

And the tiny pink ribbons in your long golden hair

And the paper magnolias that would melt in a moment

As we skipped through the showers in the cool evening air

and I fell in love at the Raglin Street fair.

© 2007