I met her in the shadow Of an old white pine I was just trying to make it through Before the winds of winter blew She was hanging up her clothes on the line She called me in through her back door Out from that lonesome road We laughed just like old friends Left our lives alone to bend Was it love or just the wine how can you know How can you know, how can you know Was it love or just the wine, how can you know I left her in the morning Before the sun could rise There were no words to say goodbye Wipe the sleep out of my eyes She's got promises to keep and I got mine I got mine, I got mine She's got promises to keep and I got mine