Saints Preserve Us - The Beloved

Oh, I see another cold evening, another September

I am tired because things could be better

Too many people bearing their burdens

Carry crosses, hammering nails

Wasting a lifetime, waiting to see you

But nothing disturbs you, disturbs you

Saints preserve us then they desert us

Saints preserve us then they desert us

But if these tears you shed were what they seemed

What did you expect to see?

Oh, this landscape’s cold, less than forgiving

And there’s no hope of forgetting

Staring, you smile

I’m thinking of you all of the while

Saints preserve us then they desert us

Saints preserve us then they desert us

So when I get away I’ll send my regards

Thinking I should tell you

That I would much rather say that I don’t miss you

I can’t and won’t forgive you

All I’m doing, all that I’m doing

Is trying to forget you

To forget you

Oh, but I won’t forget you

Saints preserve us then they desert us

Saints preserve us then they desert us

Saints preserve us then they desert us

Oh, these saints preserve us only to desert us

Oh, they desert us