Long years ago I fell in love With a lady proud and fair So passionate were she and I We made fire in the air I loved her more than life itself She loved me just the same And it broke my heart To think we'd part if she ended the affair But I was brutal, I was ignorant I was cruel, I was brash I never gave a damn about The beauty that I smashed No sadist I, I took delight In making my love cry Now I'd pray for a single kiss from her To be lashed and crucified And now I feel this lady fair Can never more be mine Long gone are night in my lonely bed All suffering and crying And though I fear that through this life She'll only call me friend 'Till I'm dead and buried in my grave My love will never end
Long years ago I fell in love With a lady proud and fair So passionate were she and I We made fire in the air I loved her more than life itself She loved me just the same And it broke my heart To think we'd part if she ended the affair But I was brutal, I was ignorant I was cruel, I was brash I never gave a damn about The beauty that I smashed No sadist I, I took delight In making my love cry Now I'd pray for a single kiss from her To be lashed and crucified And now I feel this lady fair Can never more be mine Long gone are night in my lonely bed All suffering and crying And though I fear that through this life She'll only call me friend 'Till I'm dead and buried in my grave My love will never end
