The Ribbon In Your Hair - Tim O'Brien

Strollin' on the strand one day

Back in the fall of '49

The sun was sinkin' in the west

When somethin' caught my eye

And through the dim and misty light

I saw the ribbon in your hair

As you turned around I found true love then and there

We never even met that day

Fate kept you and I apart

And though I traveled far and wide

Your vision filled my heart

Through the dark and stormy nights

Deep inside I always knew

I’d find the path that would lead me back to you

Now as I behold your bright eyes smilin' back at me

It’s as if by fate’s decree that we have this love to share

You only have to take my hand

To take me back in time

To the picture in my mind

The way the twilight shined

Upon the ribbon in your hair

Now our home’s a holy place

Bathed in love’s abiding light

It warms my heart to hear you tell me

How it feels so right

And may all lovers be like us

And never rest until they find

The lasting love that can bring true piece of mind

Now as I behold your bright eyes smilin' back at me

It’s as if by fate’s decree that we have this love to share

You only have to take my hand

To take me back in time

To the picture in my mind

The way the twilight shined

Upon the ribbon in your hair