Ballad In 4/4 Lyrics - The Morning Lasted All Day: A Retrospective - Dream Academy

I was in love with a married girl 

For seven years out of eight 

We carried on in secrecy 

In shadows I would wait 

I learned to love with her other life 

I wouldn't let it break us down 

'Cause she said what she did behind my back 

Was unimportant when I was around. 

One night when the leaves had turned to gold 

I sold my love for change 

I met a younger single girl 

And the balance got rearranged 

Maybe it helped me to feel less vulnerable 

Maybe it was just a seven year itch 

And I got a job with more money but I 

Lost the very thing that made me rich 

Months went by without incident 

'Though I was living a life of lies 

Calculated to protect the innocent 

But when I saw her she would cry 

She begged me to tell her it was all over now 

She cried for me to set her free 

But I had to hold on to everything 

Couldn't bear to let her forget about me 

Oh well the rain was falling down 

And so she went away 

And I was buoyed up by the praise of sycophants 

And the false security of the take home pay 

Maybe she wrote just to see if I loved her still 

Maybe she wrote just to say goodbye 

But I never saw the words she wrote 

Only the tears that were in my eyes 

One day when the leaves are green again 

Maybe she'll let me in 

We'll sit and talk about everything 

Just like we were old friends 

But I couldn't ever get used to it 

No I wouldn't let it break us down 

'Cause I know what I did behind her back 

Was unimportant when she was around 

Unimportant when she was around 

Unimportant when she was around. 

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