Ashes In The Wind

The first time I met Davey it was 1985

We were three sheets to the wind and a couple of tokes over the line

But I've replayed that moment like a movie in my mind

The first time I met Davey it was 1985

The next time I saw Davey it was at a high school dance

He was with my best friend Mary

I was singin' with the band

My life passed before me in that passing glance

And I knew I'd never be the same again

And I sing

Davey runs through the roses

And Davey runs through my mind

Thinkin' that the road I chose

Was the best one at the time

Those mem'ries they're just moments

You wish would never end

But they never stay

They just float away

Like ashes in the wind

Davey married Mary and went on with his life

So I went and found a husband and tried to be a wife

But I knew from 'I Do'

Deep down it wasn't right

And that's why I'm lookin' back alone tonight

And I sing

Davey runs through the roses

And Davey runs through my head

Wishin' that the road I chose

Was another one instead

Those mem'ries they're just moments

You pray will never end

But they never stay

They just float away

Like ashes in the wind

The minutes turn to days

And the days they turn to years

And a lifetime you can waste

When you're runnin' from your fears

The last time I saw Davey it was 1999

We had gathered all together

We had come to say goodbye

To the heart of an old soul

Who was far too young to die

And in the still you could hear the angels cry

And I sing

Davey runs through the roses

And Davey danced through my life

I can see him up there with Moses

Right next to Jesus Christ

While I'm standin' at the crossroads

Wonderin' what's around the bend

He's miles from here

Beyond the atmosphere

Just ashes in the wind

I can see him rise into the sky

Just ashes in the wind