We met when you were oh so young
I took you from that drunken bum
And held you like some father
Oh we were both born for each other

Oh yes you were so full of hope then, you see
You'd be a dancer and sing with me
You danced your dance
and my sweet song was sung.

Oh I was reckless, you were free
I took you 'round the world with me
So holy together
No devils would tear us apart

The lights were bright on Harley Street
And with the future at our feet
we held on to each other
and somewhere lost our way

So long, my lover
It's over
So long, my lover
It's over
So long, my lover
It's over

Who was that boy that you did see?
Did having him bring you closer to me?
So blindly you swung from
The hook that our love hung from

But retribution does come soon
two lovers in a hotel room
You danced your dance
and my sweet song was sung

So long, my lover
It's over
So long, my lover
It's over

Fragile wings in silver (???)
Our love was wrought too hard and fast
I guess that’s how it came to be
By dancing your (???) away from me
I was blind I could not see
The mirror cracks in front of me
Darling, though please understand
There’s no blood on your pretty hands

So long, my lover
It's over
So long, my lover
It's over
So long, my lover
It's over

(earlier version):
We met when you were oh so young
I took you from that drunken bum
And held you as you'd fallen
We both love each other ...
Oh we were so full of hope then, you see
You'd be a dancer and stay with me
You danced your dance
Whilst your song is sung

Who was that boy that you did see
Did fucking him bring you close to me
The pedestal that you speak from
The lover fell off his throne

Retribution does come soon
To lovers in a hotel room
You danced your dance
At night you sang a song

So long my lover
It's over
So long my lover
It's over

Retribution does come soon
To lovers in a hotel room
You danced your dance
At night you sang a song

Oh so long my lover
It's over
So long my lover
It's over
So long my lover
It's over