I Have Let Love Pass Me By

You told me that your name was Maria,
And that you came
From the Netherlands,
But you looked more like a Latina,
With flowing dark hair, maybe a natural tan,

 

I was in love,
So much in love,
But I let love pass me by,
All through my life,
So much of my life, I have let love pass me by.

 

You left me with a casual ‘I’ll see you’,
But I looked for you
All over London town,
It’s as if I had been paralysed with fear,
Did I see you on the underground?

 

I was in love,
So much in love,
But I let love pass me by,
All through my life,
So much of my life, I have let love pass me by.

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

I Have Let Love Pass Me By dates from early to mid 2018, having been based on a handful of lyrics I improvised to guitar when I was 18 as a lament for a lost love. Photo aged 18, by Peter Kingsford.

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