When I awake I think of you 
Who made my heart break and made me feel like a fool 
You led me on just to bring me down 
And I fell so low 
So if the stars are out tonight 
I'll get up and go 

On my way, I walked through town 
Stopped at your house 
But you weren't around 
The lights were on to ward off thieves 
While you stayed out all night 
But it was you who stole my heart 
When you hadn't any right 

It's my town but I had to leave it 
And head South where the climate is kind 
And if a time comes when I'm feeling better 
I'll be back like the birds in the Spring 

Paid my fare and I took the train 
I'd soon forget but now I felt the pain 
I tried to think of better days lying in my berth 
But I pondered revenge, for what it was worth 

It 's my town but I had to leave it 
And head South where the climate is kind 
And if a time comes when I'm feeling better 
I'll be back like the birds in the Spring