A Total Eclipse of the Sun

There she was behind the counter When I saw her, she took me by surprise Ten years had passed since our brief encounter When I got caught with the sun in my eyes It was a total eclipse of the sun Total eclipse of the sun On that hot summer day, she blew me away In a total eclipse of the sun I went there to buy a Christmas trinket I never thought I could find such a face The way she said goodbye, who would think it Would haunt me in this holiday place It was a total eclipse of the sun Total eclipse of the sun She rolled back the years to the pain and the tears Of that total eclipse of the sun In that July back in '63 She sent my word crashing down around me I learned to fear what a woman can do When she's tired of listening to you It was a total eclipse of the sun Total eclipse of the sun She shot her gun and watched my blood run In a total eclipse of the sun Her makeup was flawless Her clothes were tailored She smiled with holiday cheer Back then I was poor, but now I was rich And still I stood frozen with fear It was a total eclipse of the sun A total eclipse of the sun That girl burned me twice, turned me to ice In a total eclipse of the sun She invited me to her folks' summer home And when I got there, she told me goodbye I stayed the next day and she stayed away While the sun burned a hole in my eye It was a total eclipse of the sun A total eclipse of the sun There was no doubt, I was blacked out In a total eclipse of the sun Colorful Christmas lights were blinking And the snow turned everything white The minute I saw her I stared thinking Of that painful sunbeam of light It was a total eclipse of the sun A total eclipse of the sun She was the infliction of my crucifixion In a total eclipse of the sun A total eclipse of the sun I remember that day when they all looked away From a total eclipse of the sun