| The first time I met Davey it was 1985
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| We were three sheets to the wind and a couple of tokes over the line
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| But I’ve replayed that moment like a movie in my mind
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| The first time I met Davey it was 1985
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| The next time I saw Davey it was at a high school dance
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| He was with my best friend Mary
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| I was singin' with the band
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| My life passed before me in that passing glance
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| And I knew I’d never be the same again
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| And I sing
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| Davey runs through the roses
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| And Davey runs through my mind
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| Thinkin' that the road I chose
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| Was the best one at the time
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| Those mem’ries they’re just moments
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| You wish would never end
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| But they never stay
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| They just float away
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| Like ashes in the wind
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| Davey married Mary and went on with his life
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| So I went and found a husband and tried to be a wife
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| But I knew from 'I Do'
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| Deep down it wasn’t right
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| And that’s why I’m lookin' back alone tonight
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| And I sing
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| Davey runs through the roses
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| And Davey runs through my head
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| Wishin' that the road I chose
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| Was another one instead
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| Those mem’ries they’re just moments
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| You pray will never end
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| But they never stay
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| They just float away
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| Like ashes in the wind
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| The minutes turn to days
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| And the days they turn to years
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| And a lifetime you can waste
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| When you’re runnin' from your fears
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| The last time I saw Davey it was 1999
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| We had gathered all together
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| We had come to say goodbye
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| To the heart of an old soul
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| Who was far too young to die
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| And in the still you could hear the angels cry
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| And I sing
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| Davey runs through the roses
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| And Davey danced through my life
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| I can see him up there with Moses
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| Right next to Jesus Christ
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| While I’m standin' at the crossroads
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| Wonderin' what’s around the bend
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| He’s miles from here
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| Beyond the atmosphere
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| Just ashes in the wind
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| I can see him rise into the sky
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| Just ashes in the wind |