When Your True Love Is Gone

Give yourself to the night Cry your tears tomorrow Grit your teeth, pour the wine Take it with your sorrow Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye When your true love is gone Without telling you why Accept this invitation From a hopeless, soulless stranger Another harmless situation Spelling clear and present danger Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye When your true love is gone Without telling you why Shouting at your last friend Crying in the road Another season came and went And now it's getting cold Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye When your true love is gone Without telling you why We don't understand each other's pain anymore The naked wall that you're up against You dress it with your tears and with your laughter All your woman-things and your pride Bye-bye, my baby, goodbye Prone to endless introspection Prone to easy living Move on further in the dance And accept what's freely given All men lose their sparkle Maybe your special friend had non Undress him now, the sorry ass Your false annointred one Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye Yes, it's true, yes it's true And it's all you can do When your true love has told you goodbye When your true love is gone Without telling you why When your true love is gone Without telling you why