It's a lonely road For the tired man And you can see it in your face And you'll be home in spring I can wait 'til then I heard you're on the big train And oh, this too shall pass This loneliness won't last for long I wasn't there to take his place I was ten thousand miles away So when you hear my voice When you say my name May it never give you pain But I don't wanna go But it's time to leave You'll be on my mind, my destiny And I won't fight in vain I'll love you just the same, oh I couldn't know what's in your mind But I saw the pictures, you're looking fine And there was a time when I stood in line For love, for love, for love But I let you go, oh I let you go And he fell apart With his broken heart And this blood, this blood, this blood Oh, it drains from my skin, it does