To the Doves

I could be the only one, clear the sky and lit the sun

Pulled you from the darkness to the daylight

I could've been your soul reprieve, the everything you'd ever need

The one the good Lord made to be by your side

But I was just a stranger, you're better off this way

Why bear the pain of losin' the one you love?

So go on, forget I ever came, forget you knew my name

And let's leave the morning to the doves

The honeysuckle's sweetest scents tangled 'round the barbed wire fence

Tormentin' the beauty, how they linger

You painted me a thornless rose of only colors that you chose

And cried when the blood ran from your fingers

There's no use, dear, to fight it, open up your eyes

I'm just a dream that you been dreamin' of

So come now, let the feelings fade, let the memories drift away

And let's leave the morning to the doves

A fantasy of flowers, just timeless simple hours

That we spent among the stars above

But my heavens, they have dome and gone, take your heart and carry on

And let's leave the morning to the doves