It's a lonely road, full of tired men And you can see it in their faces And you'll be home in spring I can wait 'til then I heard you're on the big train
And oh this too shall pass This loneliness won't last for long I wasn't there to take his place I was ten thousand miles away
So when you hear my voice And when you say my name May it never give you pain
'Cause I don't wanna go But it's time to leave You'll be on my mind, my destiny
And I won't fight in vain I'll love you just the same I couldn't know what's in your mind But I saw the pictures You're looking fine
And there was a time when I stood in line For love, for love, for love, But I let you go, oh I let you go
And he fell apart with his broken heart And this blood, this blood, this blood Oh, it drains from my skin, it does