Ballad In 4-4 Lyrics

Ballad In 4-4 lyrics

I was in love with a married girl
For seven years out of eight
We carried
on in secrecy
In shadows I would wait
I learned to love with her other
life
I wouldn't let it break us down
'Cause she said what she did behind
my back
Was unimportant when I was around.
One night when the leaves had
turned to gold
I sold my love for change
I met a younger single
girl
And the balance got rearranged
Maybe it helped me to feel less
vulnerable
Maybe it was just a seven year itch
And I got a job with more
money but I
Lost the very thing that made me rich
Months went by without
incident
'Though I was living a life of lies
Calculated to protect the
innocent
But when I saw her she would cry
She begged me to tell her it
was all over now
She cried for me to set her free
But I had to hold on to
everything
Couldn't bear to let her forget about me
Oh well the rain was
falling down
And so she went away
And I was buoyed up by the praise of
sycophants
And the false security of the take home pay
Maybe she wrote
just to see if I loved her still
Maybe she wrote just to say goodbye
But
I never saw the words she wrote
Only the tears that were in my eyes
One
day when the leaves are green again
Maybe she'll let me in
We'll sit and
talk about everything
Just like we were old friends
But I couldn't ever
get used to it
No I wouldn't let it break us down
'Cause I know what I
did behind her back
Was unimportant when she was around
Unimportant when
she was around
Unimportant when she was around.