I met Annie Ford out on the Grate West road,
soaking through and thumbing for a ride.
She sat down on her suit case in a dancing dress.
I would’ve been a fool to pass her by.

And as we sped past the …
… my lonely pickup …
…. lead us home each time we stray.
Me and Annie talked alone,
when we reached her old man’s farm.
And I said so long; guess I’ll be on my way.

I started meeting Annie by the Olsen mill,
wasting time and drinking in the day.
Quoting her was easy with a smile like that.
Loving her was easy in the night.

Well, me and Annie set a date,
and had a wedding in the spring.
Man, you should’ve heard that old church choir sing.
It didn’t take us very long,
‘till a baby came along.
Oh, we named him Tom and settled into life.

… around,
and Annie left without a sound.

But the trouble with this life is it doesn’t last so long
And you love could be divided by the night