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Artist: Richard Harris
Canonical path: /richard-harris/what-can-never-be
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What Can Never Be
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What Can Never Be
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When past lovers have left you down
Did you think I'd place the crown upon your head
Do you think I bury the dead with my love
When past lovers have left you down
What makes you think I stand all alone
In my grief I fell into your heart
With my love with my love
When in days I dream of you
Night time hardly holds the key
When I am still believing
In what can never be
What can never be
You know that I could wallow in your charms
Just like when I'm a baby in your arms
You know that I was blinded by the sun in my eyes
With no compromising on your side
Well I can't love you anymore
Not knowing that you're always outside
That you're always out there smiling through
It's not you it's not like you
When in days I dream of you
Night time hardly holds the key
When I am still believing
In what can never be
What can never be
You know that I need you like my life
Did you realise your latest dream
Is it always only rivers that I'll steal
With my love with my love
With my love with my love
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