Come over to the window, my little darling?
Id like to try to read your palm
You know I used to think I was some kind of gypsy boy
Before I let you take me home
So long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
Well, you know that I love to live with you
But you make me forget so very much
I forget to pray for the angels
And then the angels forget to pray for us
So long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
We met when we were almost young
We stand by the green lilac park
You held on to me like I was a crucifix
As we went kneeling through the dark
So long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
Your letters they all say that youre beside me now
then why do I feel alone?
Im standing on a ledge and your fine spider web
is fastening my ankle to a stone.
Oh so long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
For now, I need your hidden love
Im cold as a new razor blade
You left when I told you I was curious
Did I ever say that I was brave?
So long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry, cry
And laugh about it all again
Oh, you are really such a pretty woman
I see youve gone and changed your names again
And just when I climbed this whole mountainside
To wash my eyelids in the rain
So long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry and cry
And laugh about it all again
So long, Marianne, its time that we began
To laugh and cry, cry
Laugh about it all again