I Stand Alone

Well to know our love was dying
Weighed heavy on my brain
My thoughts and my cares
Were stripped and laid bare
I beheld her beauty again
And it's not for lack of trying
Her love left my heart like a shell
She cried both our tears
And when the morning appeared
We had guarded our virtue quite well
But I'm gonna stand by you
Even when the sun goes down
The ground is waiting
We'll echo our memories
And I stand alone
I'm a plain unlucky soldier
No better than you
I go where I'm swept
And no record is kept
Since I let go my love so true
But I'm gonna stand by you
Even when the sun goes down
The ground is waiting
We'll echo our memories
And I stand alone
Until mend is yours
So hear my sad song
Then break down your bottle
We'll move along