A broken love affair with nothing to compare a lonely way to walk with smoky all night talk a drink to sing along folks this is Erika's song
A young lady brought me the early morning dust I left behind on a night I could not control she taught me to leave if I really must she brought me her book so I could enroll I begged her to stay and tell me more I longed for the mercy and the trial but when I awoke on this unpleasant shore I knew I was safe for today and a while with daydreams around and mist from the sea the past was revealed and the future a plea
A broken love affair with nothing to compare a lonely way to walk with smoky all night talk a drink to sing along folks this is Erika's song
The young lady she let down her hair and all my dreams fell off her head she said "Even when you're gone I will care and dry your wet eyes when you're sad" so I turned and left for the west looking for a home in this cold city I longed for company, continued my quest but all I got was people's pity so I turned again travelling on and if you come to see me I might be gone