I believed before—
I let my heart go wild
Like a child who's never been deceived before—
Then she left me there,
Standing by the stair,
Left me crying,
Not denying
She'd been anything but true—
Oh, I believed before,
Before I knew.

I've believed since then,
And there've been more goodbyes,
And more lies that foolish me believed again;
And with each affair
I'd been unaware—
Not conceiving,
Not believing
What my heart already knew—
I've been naive again,
Wouldn't you?

Wouldn't you go on until
The very end of time,
Cry a million tears,
Through a hundred years,
To search for love sublime?
Or would you hide your heart away
In some dark and lonely shell,
And close the door
For evermore
On knowing love's sweet spell?

I'll believe again,
Without a backward glance,
Take a chance she's not the kind who'll leave again,
Because I know so well
Living in a shell
Isn't living,
Isn't giving,
Isn't anything at all—
So I'll believe again,
Each time I fall.