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Artist: Farmer's Boys
Canonical path: /farmers-boys/a-promise-you-can-t-keep
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A Promise You Can't Keep
Read A Promise You Can't Keep lyrics by Farmer's Boys on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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A Promise You Can't Keep
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Love's running away from me
Through open eyes I still can't see
You, important part of me
Walking on air, you'll find me there
What's on your mind? Love's so unkind
I waited hours for it, something so rare I held it close
Closer than ever now
What could be near, and yet so far?
Love's running away from me
Through open eyes I still can't see
Where there is time, you could be mine
Why dwell on past encounters?
At least they still affect us
Time, ticking away from us
Where there is time you still are mine
Love's running away from you
Through open eyes I've seen right through
Where there is hope I think I'll cope
Why wait in transit for it, rise up and reach out for it
Listen, though things may go wrong
It's forever, a promise you can't keep
I'll wait a lifetime for it, I'll rise, reach out and then I'll...
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Farmer's Boys performs "A Promise You Can't Keep", and this lyric page sits inside the Farmer's Boys catalog on LyroVerse.
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