I've Lost Her
Lyrics: Maureen S. O'Brien, 2/16/00
To the tune of: "Scarborough Settler's Lament", Canadian trad.

I've lost her. Yes, I've lost her now,
Because I was a fool.
I should have promised anything
And broken ev'ry rule,
And taken her, and snuck around,
Or run away -- but how
Could that show any kind of love?
She'll never love me now.

And how am I supposed to live, 
Now that she's stripped away
The last defenses from my heart?
She's left me easy prey.
I won't pretend she's not my love,
The only love for me.
A diamond ring cuts anything; 
It's surely cut through me.

Oh, duty is the path I chose,
Honor the life I've led; 
But it's not likely either one
Will ever warm my bed.
I can't handwave them both away.
I'm not that kind of man.
So I can't make her happy; so 
She's found someone who can.