Goodbye

We were running by the river

All beneath a starry sky

We were running for the sunrise

While the river rushed on by.

And she asked me, “What does love mean?”

And I laughed and kissed her hair

Love is in the running river

Love is in the holy air

We were dancing by the water

All beneath a midnight moon

We were dancing in the darkness

To a wild woodland tune.

And she asked me, “What does love mean?”

And I kissed her hand and cried

Love is in the dancing water

Love is in the starry sky

We were laughing in the shadows

All beneath a summer night

We were laughing on the hillside

As we watched the dying light.

Then she asked me, “What does love mean?”

And I simply turned away

Love is sleeping on the hillside

Love is waking up the day.

Then the sunset came between us

And it washed the sky with blood

And I knew that it was over

And I knew that it was good.

Then she asked me, “What does love mean?”

But I cried for her to wait,

And the world crashed down around me

When they carried her away.