On ce she came in-t o my ro om feat hered hat and al l
Wear ing a warm wool sha wl wrapped a-rou nd her shou ld-er s. T wo eyes like lig hts
Mi lky marble whit es looking up at m e loo king for a wa y
Moo ns in an endless da y. And al l I knew was wi th her th en
No coul dn't see the tim eas we dran k down the win e to the las t sweet sc ar-le t
Ho w was I to won der why or e ven question thi s? Und erneath her ki ss
I was s o un-gua rd-e d . Eve ry bottle's emp ty now and al l those dreams are go ne
A h but the son g goes o n so h o-ly
Sh e was so much youn ger th en wi ld like the wi nd a gy psy with a gr in
From an ol d far away co un-tr y but de ep beneath her cur ls
Be-nea th this misty pea rl there was mo re to see. She could move mountains
in the dark as sil ent as a kni fe she c ut loose a li fe that she nev er
No never really wa nt-e d. Al l those days are fro zen now and al l those scars
are go ne ah but the son g carries on so ho -ly
Come let us d rink agai n be-fore the second show
I w ant you so to kn ow there's no bri dge be-tw een u s
Al l those gates have open ed now and thro ugh the light has sh one
a h but the so ng carries o n so h o-ly