We Let The Stars Go Lyrics - Prefab Sprout

There was a girl I used to know 

She'd tease me about my name 

Fan the embers long enough 

I sometimes catch her flame 

The soothing voice of distance tells me 

"That was just a fling" 

Other music fills my ears but I still hear her sing 

She sings 

"Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe 

Don't you remember me?" 

Long ago one gorgeous night 

We let the stars go 

Paddy Joe, say Paddy Joe 

Don't you remember me? 

Long ago one gorgeous night 

We let the stars go free 

There was a boy I used to be 

I guess that he was cold 

If she came to buy him now 

How cheaply he'd be sold 

But the light is gone and it is dark 

What used to be the sky 

Is suddenly embarrassing 

To the naked eye 

You see 

Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe 

Can't face this memory 

Long ago one gorgeous night 

We let the stars go 

Paddy Joe, see Paddy Joe 

Can't face this memory 

Long ago one gorgeous night 

We let the stars go 

Long ago one gorgeous night 

We let the stars go 

Long ago one stupid night 

We let the stars go free