The Lover

Hey there lover don't you feel so bad There aint no one gonna take what you once had Oh you won so many battles but you lost the war Now it's time to pack and leave for brighter shores So you tore up half your letters Marked the rest "return to sender" Tore every last picture off the wall Hey there lover I know she's done you wrong But what she gave you first won't do you any harm Well she faded into silence Left you standing in the aisle When morning came you dropped that dried bouquet But you know she really loved you Though now there's nothing to hold on to You know certain things can never be undone So hold your head up high, lover Drink that wine and toast your lover Even if she's gone and far away Oh can you remember – what you had From the first of November – and what was said That passed away By the very first of May I met a lover yesterday on bended knee He aint waiting for no one to set him free See he grew his beard and watched the autumn fade to gray Sittin by the kitchen window, he's drawn the shade And the faces laugh around him "You're a fool you lonely bastard, Don't you want to be a happy man like me" But he smiles, his eyes a-shining "My friend you miss the silver lining There's only one truth I've come to know"