| Capo 2 |
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| The per | fume that she | wore was from | some little | store on the | down side of | town. |
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| But it lingered o | n long | after she'd g | one, I r | emember it | well. |
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| And our | fingers e | ntwined like r | ibbons of l | ight, |
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| And we came through a | doorway some | where in the | night. |
| Her long flowing hair came softly undone in a pile all around. |
| And she brushed it down as I stood by her side in the warmth of her love. |
| And she showed me her treasures of paper and tin, |
| And we played a game only she could win. |
| And she told me a riddle I'll never forget |
| And left with the answer I've never found yet. |
| How long, said she, Can a moment like this belong to someone� |
| What's wrong, what is right? For to live or to die, We all must be born. |
| So, if you should ask me what secrets I hide, |
| I'm only your lover, don't make me decide! |
| The perfume she wore was from some little store on the down side of town. |
| But it lingered on long after she'd gone, I remember it well. |
| And she showed me her treasures of paper and tin, |
| And we played a game only she could win. |
| ANd our fingers entwined like ribbons of light |
| And we came through a doorway somewhere in the night. |