Abandoned Love (Live at the Other End, 1975)

[Verse 1]

I can hear the turning of the key

I’ve been deceived by the clown inside of me

I thought that he was righteous, but he’s vain

Something’s telling me I wear the ball and chain

[Verse 2]

My patron saint is fighting with a ghost

He’s always off somewhere when I need him most

The Spanish moon is rising on the hill

But my heart is telling me I love you still

[Verse 3]

I come back to the town from the flaming moon

I see you in the street, I begin to swoon

I'd love to see you dress before the mirror

Won’t you let me in your room onе time before I disappеar?

[Verse 4]

Everybody’s wearing a disguise

To hide what they’ve got left behind their eyes

But me, I can’t cover what I am

Wherever the children go, I’ll follow them

[Verse 5]

I've been playing a game the more I can't abide

By their stupid rules which get me sick inside

They've been made by men who've given up the search

Whose gods are dead and whose queens are in the church

[Verse 6]

I march in the parade of liberty

But as long as I love you, I’m not free

How long must I suffer such abuse?

Won’t you let me see you smile before I cut you loose?

[Verse 7]

[?] John the Evangelist

All my friends are drunk, they can be dismissed

My head says that it’s time to make a change

But my heart is telling me I love you, but you’re strange

[Verse 8]

So step lightly, darling, near the wall

Put on your heavy makeup, wear your shawl

Won’t you descend from the throne from where you sit?

Let me feel your love one more time before I abandon it