Cautionary Fairytale

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There was this man on my door step He said, "Son, you best wake up There's a great wind a-comin' Once it blows, it won't let up" [Verse 2] I was young and, and naive, I Said, I appreciate you comin' round But I got a house made of brick here Ain't no wind gonna bring it down [Verse 3] Well, he left just, just as he came As if he was never here And I went on livin' Without concern, without fear [Chorus] Well, I loved her like a fairy tale, I lost her like a dream Pull up on the roadside therе and I'll tell you what I mean Therе are things in life you can't control and things you can't foresee But if you find real love, don't ever let her leave Don't ever let her leave Don't you ever let her leave [Verse 4] When I awake, oh, her pillow Lays alone on the sheets That wind was relentless Snatched her up like a thief [Verse 5] Well, I sat up on my bedside No more loving, no more grief Just as sure as the sun rises She went up, took off on me [Bridge] I try to think if there's a lesson I've got my Stetson down over my eyes Well, that man, he was a visionary He saw something and he was right [Verse 6] And now these big thoughts go a-buzzin' Around my fragile brain I'm just so, so goddamn lonely So I sing this refrain [Chorus] Well, I loved her like a fairy tale, and I lost her like a dream Pull up on the roadside there and I'll tell you what I mean There are things in life you can't control and things you cannot see But if you find real love, don't ever let her leave Don't ever let her leave Don't ever let her leave Don't you ever let her leave