Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Coral
Canonical path: /the-coral/short-ballad
Related lyric paths: 6
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Short Ballad
Read Short Ballad lyrics by The Coral on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Short Ballad
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Here's a tale of my true love
Fair and free was she
Wasn't I just like tonight
she stole my liberty
Ooooh
Like a flower in the spring
Words don't mean a thing
Like the ocean greets the sand
Beyond my own command
Ooooh
But then she warned me
She'd have to go
(And I'd ?) be left to show
Accept the feeling and then I'll know
I'll always love her so (soul?)
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