My Man Go

My man go, my man come
Take my love and leave me none
Just enough to carry on

I knew him once or so I thought
But what was then now is not
All the love is dead and gone
Oh, where did I go wrong?

But in the ruins of my night
I can still pretend
Close my eyes and see my life
As it could have been

My man breathe, my man eat
I wake up and watch him sleep
Where went all those lovely days?

He always said he'd never make
The same mistakes his father made
I guess some things you can't escape
But I hope it's not too late

But in the ruins of my night
I can still pretend
Close my eyes and see my life
As it could have been