The song So Long Ago is performed by Nanci Griffith in the album named The Complete MCA Studio Recordings in the year 2003 .
My daddy sent me on to Baton Rouge in 1969
He said our love was like a forest fire and he'd end it with a mind
So you rode with us to Temple, Texas where I did catch the train
And I remember waving back at you from a silted window pane
And I said,'Fare thee well true love of mine'
And I said, 'Fare thee well sweet lips of wine'
And you said, 'Fare thee well my Texas rose'
And then you blew a kiss of innocence
As the trains began to roll, so long ago
You'd gone off to fight the war when I returned from school
And I traded in my innocence when the springtime came to bloom
And I married for my family, one night I dreamed of you
And you were running from me in the rain down on Congress Avenue
And I said,'Fare thee well true love of mine'
And I said, 'Fare thee well sweet lips of wine'
And you said, 'Fare thee well my Texas rose'
And then you blew a kiss of innocence
As the trains began to roll, so long ago
Now I saw you once in a crowded bar and it was Christmas time
I was frightened by the thunder of our hearts in '69
Because I live my life in whispers now and I choose to live alone
So I slipped back to the avenue and flipped my collar to the cold
And I said,'Fare thee well true love of mine'
And I said, 'Fare thee well sweet lips of wine'
And you said, 'Fare thee well my Texas rose'
And then you blew a kiss of innocence
As the trains began to roll, so long ago
Where did we go?
That long ago, so long ago
Nanci Griffith - The Complete MCA Studio Recordings
- Tumbel And Fall
- Beacon Street
- Nickel Dreams
- Sing One For Sister
- Love In A Memory
- Let It Shine On Me
- Never Mind
- Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War)
- So Long Ago
- Little Love Affairs
- Outbound Plain
- I Would Change My Life
- Sweet Dreams Will Come
- Wooden Heart
- It's Too Late
- Fields Of Summer
- Heaven
- The Power Lines
- Down 'N' Outer
- One Blade Shy Of A Sharp Edge
- The Sun, Moon, And Stars
- San Diego Serenade
- Stand Your Ground