Oh, my true love, I feel such shame
Faithful hearts are my tools
That in your arms, I played a game
To prove that love was meant for fools
To all my friends, and with a grin
But now, at last, I realize
I said your heart I'd surely win
But now I'm alone with my lies
Her laughing eyes, her loving smile
Oh God, bring back those joyful times
To hold her close for a little while
Bring back those days when she was mine
Upon whose heart can I rely
When days are long and nights are cold?
Who gives to me a loving smile?
Whose loving hands have I to hold?
My plans and schemes were not so wise
The broken heart I thought I'd see
To rid my soul of tears you shed
Too late, I find belongs to me
Her laughing eyes, her loving smile
Oh God, bring back those joyful times
To hold her close for a little while
Bring back those days when she was mine