The morning came in '63 Your eyes were blue and you were still a songbird With a pack of smokes and English poems You read to me like I was a king And I was still avoiding all the things You weren't supposed to be in love with anymore You remember dates and all these ways To keep yourself from spillin' on the floor You were more than I could ever dream In the time, you were free ♪ The days were led by men like JFK And even Lennon and McCartney You were mine to keep and mine to hold The day you pulled me through your open door Remember driving through the canyon bend? You were terrified of landslides You'd close your eyes and then describe The rollin' hills of Nashville, Tennessee ♪ I've been holdin' on to all my dreams And I'm tired of wakin' up You were my favorite broken heart In the time, we were free ♪ Suddenly I'm sinkin' to the bottom of the Mississippi River With a note in hand A final plan To keep you here upon this mortal Earth Then I'm wide awake and drenched in sweat Like I was swimmin' with the soldiers I don't mind you being gone for good It's just the fact that I'm not with you there ♪ Well, I've been holdin' on to all my dreams And I'm tired of wakin' up You were my favorite broken heart In the time, we were free