[Verse] In yonder glen where shadows creep A minstrel sings His heart doth weep He strums his lute by moonlight's glow Where love was lost And breezes blow [Verse] Beneath the boughs where fairies dance He found her there Whispered romance But time did steal the vows they swore Now he sings alone evermore [Chorus] Oh the nights are cold and long With no love to keep him strong The stars above His only guide In solitude Forever tied [Verse] The castle walls hold echoes dear Of laughter shared Now disappear A silken scarf she left behind A memory Cruel and unkind [Bridge] Through mist and fog His songs lament For days of old Forever spent The winds they call But love’s refrain Is lost amidst the endless rain [Verse] Alyssum blooms by ancient stone Where two hearts once were carved in bone Now ivy grows and hides the proof Of fleeting love beneath the roof
