Every Woman Has a Name

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 blow cold

And even when your world was shaken
Even when your breath was taken
Even when your blue eyes turned to grey

Small town debutantes and queens
Every woman has a name
Cocktail waitresses with dreams
Every woman has a name
And every girl whose loves 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 you still feel the afterglow

And even when your world was shaken
Even when your breath was taken
Even when your blue eyes turned to grey

Housewives crying 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

I see it written on the grave
Every woman has a name