Sweet Amelia

Sweet Amelia - Aaron Neville

Composed by：Aaron Neville/Gordon Chambers/Bradley Spalter/Robbie Neville

Oh Amelia oh Amelia

A southern woman a southern woman

Never had a chance to say goodbye

I met her back in sixty-three

She was such a mystery

She was there on Barron Street

Down in New Orleans

So wild but yet so tame

She could calm a hurricane

She was only seventeen

And Amelia was her name

Oh when I took her for a ride

She got close by my side

And when I looked into her eye

Amelia kept me hypnotized

But in my heart she fell

Oh I got pulled into her spell

I can still see her there

With the flowers in her hair

Oh Amelia my southern woman oh my woman

I can still feel you feel you

Feel you everytime I close my eyes

Sweet Amelia sweet Amelia

Where did you run to

We never had a chance to say goodbye

Never heard her say goodbye

I remember making love

Underneath the stars above

I can feel the Summer breeze

Up in magnolia trees

That night in the southern light

The girl she took me by the hand

I was weak as a little lamb

But I became a man

Love was pumping through my veins

Her lips were sweet like sugarcane

We rode all night in the rain

'Cross lake Poncetrain

She had a heart as fine as fire

Burning innocent desire

I can still see her there

With flowers in her hair

Oh Amelia oh Amelia

A southern woman a southern woman

I can still feel you

Everytime I close my eyes

Sweet Amelia sweet Amelia

Where did you run to where'd you run to

We never had a chance to say goodbye

Never want to say goodbye

Just like a shooting star

She vanished in the night

But I'll always remember

Her lips so warm and tender

And in my heart

She'll always shine so bright

Sweet Amelia if I could just

See her one more time

Oh Amelia my southern woman

A southern woman

I can still feel you oh I can feel you

Everytime I close my eyes close my eyes

Sweet Amelia sweet Amelia

Where did you run to

Where did you run to

We never had a chance to say goodbye

Never say goodbye

Oh Amelia oh Amelia

A southern woman a southern woman

I can still feel you

Everytime I close my eyes

Everytime I close my eyes

Sweet Amelia sweet Amelia

Where did you run to

We never had a chance to say goodbye

Oh Amelia a southern woman

A southern woman

I can still feel you

Everytime I close my eyes

From the bottom of my heart

Sweet Amelia sweet Amelia

Where did you run to

Where did you run to

We never had a chance to say goodbye

Oh Amelia oh Amelia

A southern woman a southern woman