every woman has a name lyrics

You were so beautiful
Like a child, young and full of life
Seems a hundred years ago

You saw everything
So much more tragedy than good
You even watched the world grow cold

And even when your world was shakin'
Even when your breath was taken
Even when your blue eyes turned to gray

Small town debutantes and queens
Every woman has a name
Cocktail waitresses with dreams
Every woman has a name

And every girl whose love survives
A broken heart to stay alive
You signed your picture in the frame
Every woman has a name

You had your love affair
Some were perfect, but most of them were pain
Seems a hundred years ago

It took you to the highest hill
Left you standing frozen in the rain
But still you feel the afterglow

And even when your world was shakin'
Even when your breath was taken
Even when your blue eyes turned to gray

Housewives cryin' on the phone
Every woman has a name
Sacred sisters all alone
Every woman has a name

And even on the coldest day
When the kids are gone, moved away
It's lonely now
There's no one there to hold your hand and play

See it written on the grave
Every woman has a name