My Stunning Mystery Companion — текст песни (Jackson Browne)

What with all my expectations long abandoned
And a future I no longer saw my hand in
How I found you is beyond my understanding
My stunning mystery companion

I know that you don`t want to be
Out here forever on this road
Or live among the boxes
Where all my past lives have been stowed
Maybe you`re thinking of someplace
With a garden by the sea
Where we could slow down
And you could put a little more work in on me

What with all my expectations long abandoned
My solitary nature notwithstanding
You`re the one who pulled me
Out of that crash landing
My stunning mystery companion

Right now I can`t quite remember
The cause of all my tears
I hear you laughing and somehow
The past just disappears
Maybe you were joking when you said
You`d take me for ten years and no more
Maybe you`ve had the best of me
But you could take another ten years and be sure

What with all my expectations long abandoned
And a life that just gets more and more demanding
There`s no doubt that you`re the reason I`m still standing
My stunning mystery companion

Words and Music By Jackson Browne
(Swallow Turn Music, ASCAP)