Both Of Us Lyrics - Clifford T Ward

Love has gone as surely as it came 

Leavin' me mistaken 

Leavin' you no shame 

But that's not all 

A child will be forsaken 

Thinkin' she was safe 

And who will be to blame? 

We gotta put away the heartache 

You gotta quell your desire 

We gotta sacrifice, we must not break 

You gotta put out the fire. 

Thrown in my dreams, my hopes an' expectations 

Believe me, I don't wanna make a fuss 

But I can't allow you these new found aspirations 

This little girl needs both of us. 

You' gotta put away the yearnin' 

We gotta hide all the pain 

You gotta sacrifice the burnin' 

Well let me help you smile again. 

Remember sunny days when we would laugh 

An' we would play 

Throwin' stones in the sea, makin' castles in the sand 

An' all those rainy days when we would walk 

And stay out late 

An' she'd go splashing in the puddles 

Got her stockings saturated 

Comin' home tired in the dark 

Pickin' up sticks 

An' kicking at the leaves 

Laughin' at those crazy women 

She was smilin' at the men. 

But love has gone as surely as it came 

Leavin' me mistaken 

Leavin' you no shame 

If that's not enough 

A child will be forsaken 

Thinkin' she was safe 

Now sharin' all the pain. 

We gotta put away the heartache 

You gotta quell your desire 

We gotta sacrifice, we must not break 

You gotta put out the fire. 

You' gotta put away the yearnin' 

We gotta hide all the pain 

You gotta sacrifice the burnin' 

Well let me help you smile again.