I saw her mother this morning At the downtown cafe Staring blankly Down in mourning Had her cup of gourmet coffee And she asked me What her baby'd been missing And I shake my head Can't think of nothing But candy wrappers Tucked into the folds of the bed And how I don't see them around Since Sarah left town
Now people always think they know you And they're almost always wrong Tried to bend you till they broke you So she moved along And sometimes I see them around Since Sarah left town Trying to track her down
Sarah, Sarah
Sarah, Sarah
She's chasing her soul Not running away If you'd just let her go She'll know the way
And I saw her mother this morning She looked me in the eye She said: “you know sometimes, I think I hear her laughing
And all I can do is cry” And it's a funny thing about people How everyone has a song And he sings it every moment But we don't hear it until he's gone And sometimes I see them around Since Sarah left town They're humming with heads hanging down