But I looked away And she ran away from me today I'm such a lonely man She took my hand And tried to make me understand That she would always be there It came as no surprise to me That she'd leave me in misery It seemed like only yesterday

Oh, I must be seeing blind Oh, my, my, you just took me by surprise And I can't believe my eyes Oh no, now you're too good to be all mine Now I'm looking in your eyes I have seen, seen it all in paper dreams Watched it unfold on the screen But I never

Cover my eyes with your hands Just pretend we're better Turn out the light There are no more surprises to come Let's be numb together 'Cause I want to be forever Like smoke in the air Float like a feather going nowhere Lost in the silence

But I looked away And she ran away from me today; She took my hand And tried to make me understand That she would always be there, I'm such a lonely man. It came as no surprise to me That she'd leave me in misery. It seemed like only yesterday She made a

You got a fetish for my love (You) you got a fetish for my love I push you out and you come right back Don't see a point in blaming you If I were you, I'd do me too I'm not surprised I sympathize, uh I can't deny

But I looked away And she ran away from me today; She took my hand And tried to make me understand That she would always be there, I'm such a lonely man. It came as no surprise to me That she'd leave me in misery. It seemed like only yesterday She made a

I used to sleep at the foot of old glory And awake in the dawn's early light But much to my surprise when I opened my eyes I was a victim of the great compromise I knew a girl who was almost a lady She had a way with all the men in her life Every inch of

In the enemy land Everyone was shouting When the king came down the hill They were attacked by surprise In the middle of the night They didn't stand a single chance A single chance to fight After the battle they gathered around the king And they had

Can't stand by myself Hate to sleep alone Surprises always help So I take somebody home To find out how I feel Feel like just a baby Portrait of a lady Poster of a girl Satisfy myself

'Cause you're my home When you look into my eyes And you see the crazy gypsy in my soul It always comes as a surprise When I feel my withered roots begin to grow Well I never had a place That I could call my very own But that's all right my love When you