I met Annie Ford out on the Grate West road, soaking through and thumbing for a ride. She sat down on her suit case in a dancing dress. I would’ve been a fool to pass her by.
And as we sped past the … … my lonely pickup … …. lead us home each time we stray. Me and Annie talked alone, when we reached her old man’s farm. And I said so long; guess I’ll be on my way.
I started meeting Annie by the Olsen mill, wasting time and drinking in the day. Quoting her was easy with a smile like that. Loving her was easy in the night.
Well, me and Annie set a date, and had a wedding in the spring. Man, you should’ve heard that old church choir sing. It didn’t take us very long, ‘till a baby came along. Oh, we named him Tom and settled into life.
… around, and Annie left without a sound.
But the trouble with this life is it doesn’t last so long And you love could be divided by the night