I was alone one night A hand took my shoulder She stood before me with her hair like silver firelight She had such a way that I couldn't say exactly what she said to me But she asked if I would follow my dizzy head Just said, "Yes" My head was aching with a pain like a furnace I realized that I can't live the old way now again Let me go away now I see the day when I'll be right again, you see It was all I really needed to find again Let me live My breath began to fade there I saw mistakes I made there The ruin lies before me Thank God they never saw me All of the people in an August Carol with me She let me see the nights I lied to my good friend And all the many things I'd done and times I'd run away Well I just had to ask then Please let me live my life again Because you know I've got nothing left to love for Now I can see what I really am