Aaron Neville - Sweet Amelia Lyrics
(aaron neville, gordon chambers, robbie nevil, bradley spalter)Oh amelia, oh ameliaA southern woman, a southern womanNever had a chance to say goodbyeI met her back in sixty-three, she was such a mysteryShe was there on barron street, down in new orleansSo wild, but yet so tame, she could calm a hurricaneShe was only seventeen and amelia was her nameOh when I took her for a ride, she got close by my sideAnd when I looked into her eye, amelia kept me hypnotizedBut in my heart she fell, oh I got pulled into her spellI can still see her there, with the flowers in her hairOh amelia, my southern woman, oh my womanI can still feel you, feel you, feel you, everytime I close my eyesSweet amelia, sweet ameliaWhere did you run toWe never had a chance to say goodbyeNever heard her say goodbyeI remember making love underneath the stars aboveI can feel the summer breeze up in magnolia treesThat night in the southern light, the girl she took me by the handI was weak as a little lamb, but I became a manLove was pumping through my veins, her lips were sweet like sugarcaneWe rode all night in the rain, cross lake poncetrainShe had a heart as fine as fire, burning innocent desireI can still see her there, with flowers in her hairOh amelia, oh ameliaA southern woman, a southern womanI can still feel you, everytime I close my eyesSweet amelia, sweet ameliaWhere did you run to, whered you run toWe never had a chance to say goodbyeNever want to say goodbyeJust like a shooting star, she vanished in the nightBut Ill always remember her lips so warm and tenderAnd in my heart shell always shine so brightSweet amelia, if I could just see her one more timeOh amelia, my southern womanA southern woman,I can still feel you, oh I can feel you, everytime I close my eyes, close my eyesSweet amelia, sweet ameliaWhere did you run toWe never had a chance to say goodbye (never, never, never, never never say goodbye)Oh amelia, oh ameliaA southern woman, a southern womanI can still feel you, everytime I close my eyesSweet amelia, sweet ameliaWhere did you run toWe never had a chance to say goodbyeOh amelia, a southern woman,A southern womanI can still feel you, everytime I close my eyes, from the bottom of my heartSweet amelia, sweet amelia,Where did you run toWhere did you run toWe never had a chance to say goodbye
