Days Of Sand And Shovels Lyrics - Jim Ed Brown

When I noticed her the first time I was outside running barefoot in the rain 

She lived in the house next door her nose was pressed against the window pane 

When I looked at her she smiled and showed a place where two teeth used to be 

And I heard her ask her mom if she could come outside and play with me 

Soon the days of sand and shovels gave way to the mysteries of life 

Then I noticed she was changing and I looked at her through different eyes 

We became as one and knew a love without beginning or an end 

And everyday I lived with her was like a new day dawning once again 

And I've loved her since every doll was Shirley Temple soda pop was still a nickel 

Jam was on her fingertips milk was circkled on her lips 

After many years our love grew silent and at night I heard her cry 

And when she left me in the fall I knew that this would be our last goodbye 

I was man enough to give her everything she needed for a while 

But in searching for a pefect love I found that I could not give her a child 

Now she lives a quiet life and is a mother of a little girl 

And everytime I pass her house my thoughts go back into another world 

Cause I see her little girl her nose is pressed against the window pane 

And she thinks I'm a lonely man who wants to come inside out of the rain 

And I've loved her since every doll was Shirley Temple soda pop was still a nickel 

Jam was on her fingertips milk was circkled on her lips