Every morning you wake up aloneAnd you shake up your soulBut nothing stirsSo you take the love of whoeveryou pleaseBut you can’t find no reasonFor giving yours.’Cause, once upon a timeYou held a love so strong and fineThat all the others simply don’t compareShe’s always on your mindBut once upon a timeYou had her there.Drive into town ‘most every nightOn the chance that there might be someoneWaiting for youYou tell yourself you’llGive it your bestMaybe settle for lessBut you never do.’Cause, once upon a timeYou held a love so strong and fineThat all the others simply don’t compareShe’s always on your mindBut once upon a timeYou had her there.Every morning you wake up aloneAnd you shake up your soulBut nothing stirsSo you take the love of whoeveryou pleaseBut you can’t find no reasonFor giving yours.’Cause, once upon a timeYou held a love so strong and fineThat all the others simply don’t compareShe’s always on your mindBut once upon a time