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Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Canonical path: /barclay-james-harvest/pool-of-tears
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Pool of Tears
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Pool of Tears
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The truth is never easy
And the game of life is hard
It's devil take the loser
When love is hard to find
I'm living in a cold world
And winter's got my heart
I thought it was for ever
Right from the start
Just when i thought that i'd got things right
You turned your back on me
Just when i thought that
I'd worked things out
You said please set me free
Turned your back on me
It wasn't just a good thing
I never would have stayed
You brought me to your altar
And at your feet i prayed
Your beauty i believed in
And no shadow crossed my heart
I thought it was for ever
Right from the start
Just when i thought that i'd got things right
You turned your back on me
Just when i thought that i'd worked things out
You said please set me free
Turned your back on me
Why did i never think the clouds would break
The sky would rain a pool of tears
Now as the mist comes down this voice cries out in fear
Where are you, why are you not here?
Just when i thought that i'd got things right
You turned your back on me
Just when i thought that i'd worked things out
You said please set me free
Just when i thought that i'd got things right
You turned your back on me
Just when i thought that i'd worked things out
You said please set me free and
Turned your back on me
Just turned your back on me
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