IN A YOUNG GIRL'S MIND
(Hoyt Axton / Mark Dawson)


Hoyt Axton - 1974
Johnny Cash - 1976





Hand me my guitar, there's a song that I was singin'
Back when I was young and I had a good time
Lookin' for love in the misty waters
Of the seas that roll in a young girl's mind

Only in shadows and lonely at night
She turns to you softly, you turn on the light
You use her and abuse her and you know it ain't right
To treat one who loves you so badly
When she's doin' the best that she can
You know she's doin' the best that she can

Do you believe in dreams, do you believe in dreamers
Hopin' that you'll find what you're lookin' for
You don't have to worry 'cause there's a bright tomorrow
In the dreams that roll in a young girl's mind

Only in shadows and lonely at night
She turns to you softly, you turn on the light
You use her and abuse her and you know it ain't right
To treat one who loves you so badly
When she's doin' the best that she can
You know she's doin' the best that she can

So hand me my guitar, there's a song that I was singin'
Back when I was young and I had a good time
Lookin' for love in the misty waters
Of the seas that roll in a young girl's mind
Of the seas that roll in a young girl's mind






(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2012)