~take~

If it’s true what they say~
If my love is gone for good~
They can take this heart away~
They can take this flesh and blood~
Take my mouth that kissed her mouth~
Take my tongue that sung her praise~
Take my arms that used to reach out~
In the dark to where she lay~
If it’s true what they say~
I’ll be on my way~
If it’s true what they say~
If there’s nothing to be done~
If there’s no part to be played~
If there’s no song to be sung~
Take this voice, take these hands~
I can’t use them anyway~
Take this music and the memory~
Of the muse from which it came~
If it’s true what they say~
I’ll be on my way~
We can all be on our way~
If it’s true what they say~
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But the ones who tell the lies
Are the solemnest to swear
And the ones who load the dice
Always say the toss is fair
And the ones who deal the cards
Are the ones who take the tricks
With their hands over their hearts
While we play the game they fix
And the ones who speak the words
Always say it is the last
And no answer will be heard
To the question no one asks
So I ask you as a brother
And I ask you as a friend
And I ask you as a lover
And I ask you once again
Is it true what they say?
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