O my love is light as a dove
 Her skin is fair and dark is her hair
 And her eyes dart 'round and fall on the ground
 And her lips move along to an old country song

 Down south you will find among the high pines
 An old liquor store where we danced on the floor
 O the light on the wall, it brightens the hall
 But the room in the back is quiet and black

 What keeps me alive is the green in your eyes
 And the sweet distant drone of your voice on the phone
 Could I hear, in death, your voice and your breath?
 Could I hear them sounds in life underground?

 O how likely she walks among the white stalks
 And, crane in her neck, she steps 'round the deck
 Could I bow in the sand to your lily white hand?
 Can my head gently rest in your lily white breast?

 O my love is light as a dove
 Her skin is fair and dark is her hair
 And her eyes dart 'round and fall on the ground
 And her lips move along to an old country song