Last year we were laughing
It came down hard that year
And I'm sitting in my back pew crying
We took the long way to get back like driving over the Malahat
Now we're skimming stones and exchanging rings
Now a seaplane drones and time has flown
A long time off and far away
Just get me there and one we will stay
We sang in church so beautifully
And thoughts turn back to life
To the passing of the tugboats
While my heart is beating and my lilacs bloom
And people with their big ideas
Trying to make things right, like my mother did
The salt air and the sawmills
Going to the dairy queen at dusk
It's long ago and far away
A song plays on the gramophone
Now her perfume's on the bathroom counter
It's long ago and far away
I won't miss all the glamor
But who knew when I started
Now we're skimming stones and exchanging rings
The house was bare of Christmas lights
They're scattering and sailing from departure bay
Outside in our overcoats, drinking down to the bitter end
I just get home and then I leave again
And the bars are full of songs and tears
Now we're skimming stones and exchanging rings
Down narrow roads in autumn light
That I'd find a love and bring him home
They're scattering and sailing from departure bay
I just get home and then I leave again
