With every golden curl in place She's as fine as Queen Anne's lace And no one could ever fault The way she looks tonight The man standing by her side Shows her off with such eager pride Seems since I saw her last She's done alright She could never place me in her mind For me, the years have not been kind She'd never see the boy she knew In the man I've grown to be From her station and her place She'd never recognize my face I have fallen like a wind blown leaf From her memory For she's traded all her pain For bright lights and chilled champagne And I'm sure her new found friends All think they know just where she's been Yes, they think they know here well All the stories I could tell She's just fine as Queen Anne's lace But I knew her when Now, it's hard to believe, I know But she once loved me long ago And I suppose I should be hurtin' Just to see her once again All but now that she's grown so proud I wouldn't want her anyhow She's just fine as Queen Anne's lace But I knew her when For she's traded all her pain For bright lights and chilled champagne And I'm sure her new found friends All think they know just where she's been Yes, they think they know her well All the stories I could tell She's just fine as Queen Anne's lace But I knew her when