Once my life was plain and clear, I recall Once my ignorance was bliss Nightfall came like a serpent's kiss To my troubled mind Why, oh why, my God, have you abandoned me in my sobriety? Behind the old facade, I'm your bewildered child So take me 'cross the river wide Binding promises were made on my soul Grand illusions led astray Ice cold winds swept my heart away Bring me back to you Why, oh why, my God, have you abandoned me in my sobriety? Behind the old facade, I'm your bewildered child So take me 'cross the river wide ♪ (I remember a song like in a dream) (Where September was long and winter unreal) ♪ Why, oh why, my God above, have you abandoned me in my sobriety? Behind the old facade, I'm your bewildered child So take me 'cross the river wide