You Were My Lady

On hot afternoons
I'd steal away
Down the alley
Where the children played
Up to your door
Hoping that I'd find you alone

And in the heat of the day
You'd take my hand
Lead me away to a promised land
Where our bodies would melt
Together 'til they were one

You were my lady and I was your fool
We were like children breaking the rules
Holding each other far into the night
Being together made ev'rything right

In the evening hour
When the sun went down
I'd lie awake
And listen to the sound
Of the rain on your roof
And your heart beating next to mine

And I'd listen to the songs
On the radio
And count the hours
'Til I had to go
And wish somehow
I could hold back the time

You were my lady and I was your fool
We were like children breaking the rules
Holding each other far into the night
Being together made ev'rything right

Now that house is empty;
The music's gone
From the radio
That used to play that song
And the laughter on the streets
Died and faded away

And a faded photo
Of a dark eyed girl
Smiling back at me
From across the world
Is all that reminds me
That once you were mine for a day
But I feel as though I let you slip away