The Dancing Light Lyrics - Small Fred

I remember her when she was shining bright 

Deep in her dark eyes there shone a dancing light 

She always used to say that she was not the marrying kind 

Until she met the man who changed her mind 

He was beautiful and Lord he was strong 

Knew where he was going, rising like the sun 

And he believed in her and listened to her thoughts 

And long into the evening they would talk. 

CHORUS: 

Seemed like we just blinked our eys and she slipped away 

This woman full of fire and wonder only yesterday 

There ain't no doubt she's happy, ain't nothing really wrong 

But the dancing light inside her eyes is gone. 

He got the job he wanted, she left hers behind 

She said she had no future there, she didn't mind. 

In another city she began a brand new life 

Loving the man and learning to be a wife 

We still get a letter from time to time 

She writes about the baby, not what's on her mind. 

I guess she's got her reasons, it ain't for me to say 

But it makes me sad to lose a friend that way. 

CHORUS 

...But the dancing light inside her eyes-- 

It's hard sometimes just to survive-- 

Oh the dancing light is gone.