Something Very Special lyrics

She was something very special to me,

The kind of girl you'd like to see

In a movie or a rosary.

She could be straight-laced or homespun,

Or free and easy on the run,

She could be meek and mild or full of fun.

She liked country lanes and aeroplanes,

And cigarettes would make her strange,

And when she wanted you, she made it plain.

She would never say where she came from.

It didn't seem that she had anyone

To answer to or dwell upon.

She liked candlelight and good wine,

And I would call her any time

Of day or night, she didn't mind.

There was nothing that I wouldn't do

To prove to her my love was true,

And she gave to me a dream or two.

There were times when she would never appear,

For days on end she'd disappear,

But now the days have turned to years.

I was something she could use,

Like a good friend or a pair of shoes

Or any kind of good news.

Now the eastern sky is crimson and red

As I lie here in my lonely bed

And think about the things she said.

She said, "Darling, there will come a day

When I must run far away.

I will go, my love, but you must stay."

She departed in the early spring.

She didn't leave me anything

To follow or to find her.

She was something very special to me,

The kind of girl you'd like to see

In a movie or a rosary.

• Artist:Gordon Lightfoot
• Album:Did She Mention My Name