Sara

by Bob Dylan

I laid on a dune, I looked at the sky

When the children were babies and played on the beach

You came up behind me, I saw you go by

You were always so close and still within reach

Sara, Sara

Whatever made you want to change your mind?

Sara, Sara

So easy to look at, so hard to define

I can still see them playin’ with their pails in the sand

They run to the water their buckets to fill

I can still see the shells fallin’ out of their hands

As they follow each other back up the hill

Sara, Sara

Sweet virgin angel, sweet love of my life

Sara, Sara

Radiant jewel, mystical wife

Sleepin’ in the woods by a fire in the night

Drinkin’ white rum in a Portugal bar

Them playin’ leapfrog and hearin’ about Snow White

You in the marketplace in Savanna-la-Mar

Sara, Sara

It’s all so clear, I could never forget

Sara, Sara

Lovin’ you is the one thing I’ll never regret

I can still hear the sounds of those Methodist bells

I’d taken the cure and had just gotten through

Stayin’ up for days in the Chelsea Hotel

Writin’ “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands” for you

Sara, Sara

Wherever we travel we’re never apart

Sara, oh Sara

Beautiful lady, so dear to my heart

How did I meet you? I don’t know

A messenger sent me in a tropical storm

You were there in the winter, moonlight on the snow

And on Lily Pond Lane when the weather was warm

Sara, oh Sara

Scorpio Sphinx in a calico dress

Sara, Sara

You must forgive me my unworthiness

Now the beach is deserted except for some kelp

And a piece of an old ship that lies on the shore

You always responded when I needed your help

You gimme a map and a key to your door

Sara, oh Sara

Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow

Sara, oh Sara

Don’t ever leave me, don’t ever go