Her Name on my Arm

it was summer in our hearts

when the wheat was fully grown

saw you standing in the yard

a beauty to behold

i carved your name on my arm

i carved your name

it was winter when we lied

and ran off to elope

played cards that winter long

and wrestled in the snow

and i carved your name in the ice

i carved your name

drove south to alabama

with the ocean in our head

you did not even wait for me

doing cartwheels in the sand

and i carved your name in the white

sand by the light of the moon

we stayed awake that night

just to watch the morning come

this is where i leave you

this is where my story ends

you wanted to know the reason

for the writing on my skin

i carved her name on my arm

i loved her then