Same Girl On a spur of land on a northern shore Playing sunset tennis where we did ten years before Cloudless sky just as blue, the lagoon as still The stone beach as bright. But the air ... The air’s grown chill. So we head inside and pour some wine And watch the sun set fire to the tips of the western pines Then you say, “Ten whole years. Can it be that long? Back then I had such big plans. Now they’ve all gone wrong.” CHORUS: But to me you’re still the girl you were that spring When we’d just met and every morning Promised everything Traffic south the next day is pretty thin So we’ve made it to the causeway when the tide comes in At our sides waves explode on the banked-up stone And you say once we’re back, You might need some time alone CHORUS ... everything is dull and empty when you’re gone I put the garbage out. I mow the lawn. At dusk these days the Hancock Tower is incandescent But my life’s not real till I bring it home to you CHORUS