I come from Palestine
Please excuse these rags I'm in
But I've fallen on hard times
But long ago I had my work
When I was in my prime
But I gave it up, and all for love
It was his career or mine
Jesus loved me
This I know
But why on earth
Did I ever let him go
He was always faithful
He was always kind
But he walked off
With this heart of mine
A love like this will come but once
This I do believe
And I'll not see his like again
As I live and breathe
And I'm sorry if I migh offend
But I will never see
How the tenderness I shared with him
Became a heresy
Jesus loved me
This I know
But why on earth
Did I ever let him go
He was always faithful
He was always kind
But he walked off
With this heart of mine
But I remember nights we spent
Whispering our creed
Our rituals, our sacraments
The stars our canopy
There beneath an olive tree
We'd offer up our plea
God's creation innocent
His arms surrounding me
Jesus loves me
This I know
But why on earth
Did he ever have to go
He was always faithful
He was always kind
But he walked off
With this heart of mine
My name is Mary Magdalen I come from Palestine Please excuse these rags I'm in But I've fallen on hard times But long ago I had my work When I was in my prime But I gave it up, and all for love It was his career or mine Jesus loved me This I know But why on earth Did I ever let him go He was always faithful He was always kind But he walked off With this heart of mine A love like this will come but once This I do believe And I'll not see his like again As I live and breathe And I'm sorry if I migh offend But I will never see How the tenderness I shared with him Became a heresy Jesus loved me This I know But why on earth Did I ever let him go He was always faithful He was always kind But he walked off With this heart of mine But I remember nights we spent Whispering our creed Our rituals, our sacraments The stars our canopy There beneath an olive tree We'd offer up our plea God's creation innocent His arms surrounding me Jesus loves me This I know But why on earth Did he ever have to go He was always faithful He was always kind But he walked off With this heart of mine Explain Request ×
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