Lyric

You were my very first love

It’s been so many winters since we broke up

They say you found a good man now

A perfect life, no tears allowed

And me, I’m not the same anymore

My hair’s gone gray, my heart still sore

I miss your perfume in the rain

That gentle scent that stays with pain

I came back to where we first met

But I couldn’t call your name just yet

Afraid to bring you any pain

So I just stood there in the rain

The flowers laughed along the road

Saying, “Fool, you should’ve held her close”

That first love broke my soul apart

Can’t walk with you till the very last

Like a bird with broken wings

Love’s not something we should count in things

So don’t you worry, don’t you cry

I’ll let my love just drift on by

You were the one I loved the most

Still can’t let go, my foolish ghost

Dreamed I could be your only man

But fate just had a different plan

The wounds may fade but never heal

Winter snow hides what I feel

We shared the same sweet, simple dream

Now all that warmth is lost in steam

I came back to where we first met

But I couldn’t call your name just yet

Afraid to bring you any pain

So I just stood there in the rain

The flowers laughed along the road

Saying, “Fool, you should’ve held her close”

That first love broke my soul apart

Can’t walk with you till the very last

Like a bird with broken wings

Love’s not something we should count in things

So don’t you worry, don’t you cry

I’ll let my love just drift on by

The whiskey burns as I drink slow

A street dog howls where cold winds blow

Music plays, but soft and low

Every note just pulls me below

I came back to where we first met

But I couldn’t call your name just yet

Afraid to bring you any pain

So I just stood there in the rain

The flowers laughed along the road

Saying, “Fool, you should’ve held her close”

That first love broke my soul apart

Can’t walk with you till the very last

Like a bird with broken wings

Love’s not something we should count in things

So don’t you worry, don’t you cry

I’ll let my love just drift on by

My dear, I’m sorry now

For all the pain I caused somehow

So I’ll let go, just let love flow

And watch it softly, slowly go