[Verse 1]Oh Mary, this place is as good as can beI'm never home as long as you're not with meI hope you believe me, if you don't, I would dieAnd just across the water, I hope you understandI just got made when the word came throughMy heart just sank and I thought of youBut I'll be home as soon as I canI'm just across the water, I hope you understandOh, I'm just across the water, I hope you understand[Chorus]Well I can tell you all the nights I haven't criedThat I'm doing good, would I have lied?I'm in a dark place where the birds don't singEven if they did, sorrow's all they bring[Verse 2]I received your letter just the other dayFilled with the tears you would long to conveyHow you were alone in a cold, empty bedWith the echoes of the words rolling round in your headWith the echoes of the words that remained unsaid[Chorus]Well I can tell you all the nights I haven't criedThat I'm doing good, would I have lied?I'm in a dark place where the birds don't singEven if they did, sorrow's all they bringAll they bring[Bridge]Words that are known to be trueWords that could be trueWoah, oh, woah, ohWoah, oh, woah, oh, oh, ohWoah, oh, woah, ohWoah, oh, woah, oh, oh, oh[Verse 3]Why you think now, the time, it is rightBid me farewell, move on with your lifeWe have grown so far apartI no longer hold a place in your heart[Chorus]Well I can tell you all the lonely nights I've spentThe letters I have written, but never sentIt was never my intention to leave you behindTo hurt you in any way or to be unkindI was miles away but you were always on my mindAnd everything I done was with you in mindTo give you all the joy that I could ever bringDo you ask for your hand with this diamond ring?
