In My Mind I Was Talkin' To Loretta

Some things have changed, I think

Fashions, names, the latest drink

Some things, oh, they've changed for sure

Divorce and pills are commonplace

Computers are running the human race

And walking, it's just a waste of time

In my mind, I was talking to Loretta

I'm missing things I've never known

Still wondering how to make a home

Thinking of that house along the field

Where the blackbirds would land

In the palm of God's hand

And us as kids ran so free for a while

In my mind, I was talking to Loretta

Just what's a woman supposed to do?

Be a mama and a lover, break down undercover

Get fixed up and make a living too

In my mind, I was talking to Loretta

The sun is resting on the kitchen table

My head is willing, thank God I'm able

Thank God my daddy still sings his pretty songs

My mama is busy, she's getting on well

The TV streamlines news from hell

Some things, oh, they've just all turned around

In my mind, I was talking to Loretta

Sometimes it's easy to miss a friend

Sometimes it's hard to face the end

Maybe one day we'll get things ironed out

Maybe tomorrow I'll have a minute

I'll write you a letter and send it

For now, I'll just put that old record on

In my mind, I was talking to Loretta

In my mind, I was talking to Loretta