Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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NO OWNERSHIP. THIS IS THE BARD'S.
Just need this on the youtube.
Personally, I think it's the best version. And love these original first lyrics.

If today was not a crooked highway
If tonight I could finally stand tall
If tomorrow wasn't such a long time,
Then lonesome would mean nothing to ME at all
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin'
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Only if she was lyin' by me
Then I'd lie in my bed once again
I can't see my reflection in the waters
I can't speak the sounds that show no pain
I can't hear the echo of my footsteps
Or can't remember the sound of my own name
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin'
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Only if she was lyin' by me
Then I'd lie in my bed once again
There's beauty in the silver, singin' river
There's beauty in the sunrise in the sky
But none of these and nothing else can touch the beauty
That I remember in my true love's eyes
Yes, and only if my own true love was waitin'
Yes, and if I could hear her heart a-softly poundin'
Only if she was lyin' by me
Then I'd lie in my bed once again