As large as life she stood there Kissed my cheek and called my old nickname And though several years had passed Both of us still looked quite the same I said Hi, relaxed a bit then asked her how she'd been all these years She told me she was feeling fine and came to see a friend who lived up here
She told me she had finished school And then went on to college for a year I asked if she had married And slowly down her cheek there came a tear She said just an itchy eye it must be the weather way up here Told her I can't stand the cold It freezes me and I can't feel my ears
We talked a bit about Mobile And thought about how it has never changed I told her I was comin' home to spend some time And hoped it wouldn't rain She asked if she could see me then And we could spend some time now and then Because I lived so far away Was still no chance why we could not be friends
I drove her to the waiting plane And watched that big jet streaking through the sky Thought about the sad young girl And the time that I just saw her cry That flame must still be burning bright I think I'll catch a later flight today It's time for me to go on home and spend a day or two down by the bay