That Girl Could Sing Lyrics - Browne Jackson

She was a friend to me when I needed one 

Wasn't for her I don't know what I'd have done 

She gave me back something that was missing in me 

She could have turned out to be almost anyone 

Almost anyone-- 

With the possible exception 

Of who I wanted her to be 

Running into the midnight 

With her clothes whipping in the wind 

Reaching into the heart of the darkness 

For the tenderness within 

Stumblin' into the lights of the city 

And then back in the shadows again 

Hanging onto the laughter 

That each of us hid our unhappiness in 

Talk about celestial bodies 

And your angels on the wing 

She wasn't much good at stickin' around, but 

That girl could sing 

She could sing... 

In the dead of night 

She could shine a light 

On some places that you've never been 

In that kind of light 

You could lose your sight 

And believe there was somthing to win 

You could hold her tight 

With all your might 

But she'd slip through your arms like the wind 

And be back in flight 

Back into the night 

Where you might never see her again 

The longer I thought I could find her 

The shorter my vision became 

Running in circles behind her 

And thinking in terms of the blame 

But she couldn't have been any kinder 

If she'd come back and tried to explain 

She wasn't much good at saying goodbye, but 

That girl was sane