Once I Believed

I took for granted the simplest joys of life
Smiles always came after tears
Day after day, year into year
All those pleasures i knew
Are no longer true
For
Once i believed that with april came spring
And the songs a young lover would sing
Well, here it is april
But there’s no sign of spring
Why was i fooled by the old standard rule
That with roses there must be perfume
Well, here are the roses
But there is no perfume
Like the leaves that kiss the trees goodbye
To grace the fallen snow
Foolish i kissed my heart good bye
And like the leaves if find the snow is cold
Once i believed that no sad songs i’d sing
Now the goddess of love’s had her fling
She took away my love
And left no sign of spring