The Ribbon In Your Hair – Tim O’Brien and Craig Fuller / Howdy Skies Music / Universal Music Corp / ASCAP / Cuchulainn Music/ BMI

Strollin’ on the strand one day, back in the fall of ‘49
The sun was sinkin’ in the west when somethin’ caught my eye
And through the dim and misty light I saw the ribbon in your hair
As you turned around I found true love then and there

We never even met that day, fate kept you and I apart
And though I traveled far and wide your vision filled my heart
Through the dark and stormy nights deep inside I always knew
I’d find the path that would lead me back to you

Now as I behold your bright eyes smilin’ back at me
It’s as if by fate’s decree that we have this love to share
You only have to take my hand to take me back in time
To the picture in my mind and the way the twilight shined upon
The ribbon in your hair

Now our home’s a holy place bathed in love’s abiding light
It warms my heart to hear you tell me how it feels so right
And may all lovers be like us and never rest until they find
The lasting love that can bring true piece of mind

Now as I behold your bright eyes smilin’ back at me
It’s as if by fate’s decree that we have this love to share
You only have to take my hand to take me back in time
To the picture in my mind and the way the twilight shined upon
The ribbon in your hair

-The Ribbon In Your Hair started as a story that flute player Joanie Madden told me, and morphed into a love song when I met Craig Fuller to co-write a song for this project. Craig was new to Nashville at the time, known to me as the singer with Pure Prairie League, and later with Little Feat. It became another vocal duet, this one with the powerful Maura O’Connell from Ennis, County Clare.