Had You Stayed The Way You Were
Had you stayed the way you were
The night would have seemed brighter
The day would have seemed longer
The stars dimmer
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Had you stayed the way you were
Another would have loved you
As tradition required
Married and content
Yearning for more
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Had you stayed the way you were
I would have loved
Someone in the shadows
Who could never have kept
My passion alive
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Had you stayed the way your were
You would just be a memory
An old photo for me to treasure
A dried carnation wrapped in lace
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Had you stayed the way you were
I would have loved you
A hundred years ago
And now you’d be a ghost
In my heart alone
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Had you stayed the way you were
I wouldn’t feel
Your kiss so cold
With the passion of ice
And…
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