It was early days, we were seventeen We were of an age, you know what I mean Just a couple kids, and perhaps it's true That it's not your fault, all I had was you It was a mistake, just a bit of fun When I saw your face, I knew what you'd done Now you're standing here after all this time Said the punishment doesn't fit the crime Oh But these words of love don't mean anything The long years apart don't change anything Tears in your eyes don't prove anything And oh-oh-oh There were promises that I took to heart Whether at your side or a world apart When I went away I was coming back But you crumbled and stumbled off the track Did you have a drink? Smoked a cheap cigar? That's not what you do, that's not who you are You regretted it and you regret it now Yeah I bet you do, yeah I bet you do Oh But these words of love don't mean anything The long years apart don't change anything Tears in your eyes don't prove anything And oh-oh-oh It can't be gone from you How can it fade so fast? It can't be lost from you Now I am lost Now I am lost Oh But these words of love don't mean anything The long years apart don't change anything Tears in your eyes don't prove anything And oh-oh-oh