She is well versed in this affair And so encounters it with care She knows him well - too well And all he's thinking of But she will keep it to herself. The only man she's ever known Is breaking up her heart and home And such is love
That she would die for him While he would treat her carelessly. INSTRUMENTAL And so accustomed as she is To other women such as this When he goes out And children softly sleep She sits down by herself and cries.