The Song With No Name Lyrics

Long years ago I fell in love
With a lady proud and fair
So passionate were she and I
We made fire in the air
I loved her more than life itself
She loved me just the same
And it broke my heart
To think we'd part if she ended the affair

But I was brutal, I was ignorant
I was cruel I was brash
I never gave a damn about
The beauty that I smashed
No sadist I, I took delight
In making my Love cry
Now I'd pray for a single kiss from her
To be lashed and crucified

And now I feel this lady fair
Can never more be mine
Long gone are night in my lonely bed
All suffering and crying
And though I fear that through this life
She'll only call me friend
Til I'm dead and buried in my grave
My Love will never end
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Cover art for The Song With No Name lyrics by Shane Macgowan & The Popes

one of my favourite songs of all time

i think it's about being in love with someone, treating them like shit, regretting it and wanting them back, but they won't take you back

Cover art for The Song With No Name lyrics by Shane Macgowan & The Popes

Artless got it bang on.

What a fantastic song. I love it. Shame a few more people dont know it.

And though I fear that through this life She'll only call me friend Til I'm dead and buried in my grave My Love will never end

Thats my favourite bit.

Cover art for The Song With No Name lyrics by Shane Macgowan & The Popes

It's always about the one that got away. That which burns brightest can not burn too long.