Ringing Down the Years Songtext
von Dave Cousins

We met when you were still a girl in 1968
You wore a white dress and a hat
I touched the hand of fate
Your sweet voice took my breath away
Your smile lit up your face
You still had both feet on the ground
While I was out in space

That certain sadness in your eyes
The secret of your smile
I′ve carried all these memories down many's the weary mile
And every time I hear your name my eyes moist up with tears
As every word you ever sang comes ringing down the years


We sat and talked the whole night long
Of all our rights and wrongs
Of mutual acquaintances
We sang each other′s songs
You were with me when the morning broke
The birds refused to sing
They knew when they were beaten
They hid beneath their wings

That certain sadness in your eyes
The secret of your smile
I've carried all these memories down many's the weary mile
And every time I hear your name my eyes moist up with tears
As every word you ever sang comes ringing down the years

I was in a Cleveland hotel room
When they telephone′d the news
I drowned my sorrows all day long
The southern comfort blues
To show it all to great applause
Choking back the tears
As every word you ever sang came ringing down the years

I reached out for the hourglass
To turn its face about
But who knows where the time goes
When your time is running out


I know some day we′ll meet again
I know just what I'll find
You′ll have taught the angels how to sing
Georgia, Georgia on my mind

That certain sadness in your eyes
The secret of your smile
I've carried all these memories down many′s the weary mile
And every time I hear your name my eyes moist up with tears
As every word you ever sang comes ringing down the years

Every word you ever sang comes ringing down the years