"You took it all" Said the aspen to the fall "You cleared my limbs In this cold, my faith wears thin" The buzzards cry And they fall down from the sky Preying on the lone I pray my flesh sticks to my bone I never asked for any harm Never raised no stray alarm I never swore I held your heart, but I wanted from the start To play that precious part, the ember in the dark The love inside your eyes A mess I made With this gold I once was paid Took me high to lead me low Into fog and the unknown Now I'm howling at the moon To scorn a love that ended too soon I never swore I held your heart, but I wanted from the start To play that precious part, the ember in the dark The love inside your eyes