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I was in love with a married girl
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For seven years out of eight
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We carried on in secrecy
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In shadows I would wait
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I learned to love with her other life
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I wouldn't let it break us down
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'Cause she said what she did behind my back
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Was unimportant when I was around.
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One night when the leaves had turned to gold
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I sold my love for change
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I met a younger single girl
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And the balance got rearranged
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Maybe it helped me to feel less vulnerable
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Maybe it was just a seven year itch
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And I got a job with more money but I
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Lost the very thing that made me rich
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Months went by without incident
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'Though I was living a life of lies
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Calculated to protect the innocent
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But when I saw her she would cry
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She begged me to tell her it was all over now
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She cried for me to set her free
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But I had to hold on to everything
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Couldn't bear to let her forget about me
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Oh well the rain was falling down
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And so she went away
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And I was buoyed up by the praise of sycophants
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And the false security of the take home pay
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Maybe she wrote just to see if I loved her still
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Maybe she wrote just to say goodbye
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But I never saw the words she wrote
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Only the tears that were in my eyes
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One day when the leaves are green again
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Maybe she'll let me in
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We'll sit and talk about everything
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Just like we were old friends
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But I couldn't ever get used to it
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No I wouldn't let it break us down
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'Cause I know what I did behind her back
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Was unimportant when she was around
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Unimportant when she was around
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Unimportant when she was around.
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Ballad In 4/4
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| Dream Academy |
