My heart it breaks, how long ago –
Amidst the sleet and falling snow –
It was when I saw you go.
My heart it breaks, how long ago –
In heavy heat and sun a-glow –
It was when you brought me low.
And now I swim though salted tears
For those wasted, love-ridden years,
And the past ever will, I know,
Remain in my mind a lingering echo.