Your love has served me well
In a crazy kinda way
Now that things have calmed down and the fat lady has sung
I find it quite easy to say
The pirate's flag we flew
Was red right from the start
No prisoners be taken, no mercy be shown
A shot straight through the heart
As our city blew fuses we danced in the street
Oh, the stories that we could tell!
I found the reason to live in your smile
Yes, your love has served me well
Now you walk a tired mile
along the lonely shore
Shaking your fist at the wide open sea
that grants you passage no more
And our pictures fade away
in the Lover's Hall Of Fame
Approved by history's frozen truth,
untouched by its passionate flame.
You forget all the big things, remember the small
Like those nights in that fancy hotel
With some effort there's only one thing I recall:
Your love has served me well
I never bought flowers, their splendour's so vain
Kind words never suited the strong
I thought it was all about pleasure and pain
I'm beginning to suspect I was wrong
This is what I feared the most:
My dreams have all come true
I would give away everything I ever owned
to be able to dream about you