I Stand Alone Lyrics

Got to know that our love was dying
Weighed heavy on my brain
My thoughts and my care
Were stripped and laid bare
I beheld her beauty again

And it's not for lack of trying
Her love left my heart like a shell
She cried both our tears
And when the morning appeared,
We had guarded our virtue quite well

But I'm going to stand by you
Even when the sun goes down
The ground is waiting
We let go our memory
And I stand alone

I'm a plain unlucky soldier
No better than you
I go where I'm swept
And no record is kept
Since I let go my love so true

But I'm going to stand by you
Even when the sun goes down
The ground is waiting
We let go our memory
And I stand alone

Contentment is yours
So hear my sad song
Then drink down the bottle
And we'll move along