"Elizabeth" — from Watertown (1970). The wife's name, the album's central absence.
Dressed in dreams for me
You were what I wished to see
Elizabeth, elizabeth
Love was very new
Make believe was coming true
Elizabeth, elizabeth
You were all much too much
Out of reach and out of touch
When you came to me
I found it could never be
Elizabeth, elizabeth, elizabeth
So a dream has to end
When its real
Not pretend
Dressed in memories
You are what you used to be
Elizabeth, elizabeth
Elizabeth
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- From Watertown (1970). The missing woman at the heart of the concept album, addressed directly. The wife who left for the city while her husband and children remain in the small town.