It was summer in our hearts When the wheat was fully grown Saw you standing in the yard A beauty to behold I carved your name on my arm I carved your name It was winter when we lied And ran off to elope Played cards that winter long And wrestled in the snow And i carved your name in the ice I carved your name Drove south to alabama With the ocean in our head You did not even wait for me Doing cartwheels in the sand And i carved your name in the white Sand by the light of the moon We stayed awake that night Just to watch the morning come This is where i leave you This is where my story ends You wanted to know the reason For the writing on my skin I carved her name on my arm I loved her then