It's a long way down from where I stand
the feeling is cold and the night is long
there's rain on my window it's bleak in my heart
half a lifetime together, just a moment to part
just a moment to part
I can see you still, with the wind in your hair
and now I can't see you at all
one minute you're there, with your head in your hands
next minute you've walked out the door
and I'm wishing you well, though the face on the wall
is the face of a woman alone
and it cuts to the heart, when you know from the start
like the twist of a knife that bites so deep in a life
now you're gone love is the only way home
love is the only way
take the road you choose no direction known
you win or you lose the choice is yours
the words stand empty and the wind blows cold
I look to find you but I know you've gone
Oh! I know you've gone
Yes I know you've gone
I look for you still, in familiar places
but only the shadows are there
with silence like thunder, in echoing spaces
no trace of your steps on the stair
I'm wishing you well though the face on the wall
is the face of a woman alone
it cuts to the heart, when you know from the start
that the thorn in your side, is a pain you can't hide
now you're gone love is the only way home
love is the only way