i just couldn t cry no matter how hard i try i knew the love we shared was dead until she gave me a letter with some words she wrote down and i swear this is what she said she said she said love of my life our first night together we sat in the rain and we talked forever love of my life your carefree way showed me the potential of each and every day but love of my life when you told me today that my place was gone from your carefree way i realized she said she said love of my life now i finally see a carefree way wasn t meant for me the pain i feel you just can t understand you d think it as fire pull away your hand but love of my life when you told me today that my place was gone from your carefree way i realized you know she realized she must learn for once on her own not to let her days burn because she s alone she needed to learn for once on her own not to let her days burn because she s alone she needed to learn for once on her own not to let her days burn because she s alone she said she said love of my life your arms were never shy to hold me tight when i needed to cry love of my life you made me believe for that i love you but i know i must leave because love of my life when you told me today that my my place was gone from your carefree way i realized oh yes she realized and for once so did i because it occurred to me the love of my life was she and then and only then i started to cry