Viola, I swear I miss you You were the wisest girl I knew Like when you told me of Katrina How she rose and cried "Hallelujah" Viola, Viola I once heard Chester speak He said he saw you dancing on the stage He told me that, despite your years Your smile had not changed with age I drowned myself tonight in sangria Made with sliced up fruit and cheap marsala Viola, Viola I tried to remember a dream I had with you We were trying to swim across the ocean in the black of night There were lightning storms outside of Panama Before we reached the shores of Angola Viola, Viola Viola, I swear I miss you