Annalee - Ellis Paul

I’m skipping stones

At the edge of the dock

A fog came rolling in

Quiet like a hawk

The river’s so smooth

It could shatter with a rock

It felt like I was walking on water

Then the doctor’s daughter

Came and dove right in

Lord Almighty

She’s in nothing but skin

I could turn my head

But she may never come again

She’s filling the sky

With her laughter

Annalee

Annalee

You’re shaking the timbers

You’re rattling the leaves

Theres a full moon rising

In front of me

Come and stake your claim in my memory

Annalee

Annalee

Did the good Lord send you

Down to deliver me

Come lay your head in a bed of leaves

I am here, I am yours for the taking

Well, around about midnight

On a riverboat ride

I’m a mandolin jukebox

And Annie’s at my side

One bottle empty

One waiting like a bride

She’s dancing like light on the water

We’ve got six weeks till college

Six weeks and then we’re gone

Oh, life is like a river

And the river’s rolling on

So come on, Annie

You taste like brandy

Will you kiss me awake come morning?

I can’t promise a lifetime of tomorrows

What tomorrow brings God only knows

I know this about tomorrow

We’re filling it with sorrow

If we let tonight just end