I knew love had paid the price when her kisses turned to ice And behind the veil of loneliness she hid I was feeling deep inside it was ebbing like the tide And love walked out long before she did There was nothing left to hold but a body without soul And a heart that seemed to harden and forbid The ol' handwriting on the wall warned me of my fall 'Cause love walked out long before she did When I knew she didn't care it turned my hope into despair And all in vain I made my final bid To resurrect from fatal sleep our affection once so deep But love walked out long before she did Where devotion used to dwell there was nothing but a shell And a stack of heartaches like a pyramid And though everything was gone for a while she lingered on But love walked out long before she did And love walked out long before she did