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Lyrics

VERSE
I did not know that he would soon go
I did not see when he stopped loving me
I would have preferred the truth another way
I’d like to have heard what he’d have to say

CHORUS
The end came quickly; it was over without a word
I never had a clue; I never heard
There was no ring on his finger; he had no time to linger
The end came quickly; it was over without a word

VERSE
When he first knew he did not want me
He could have said: “I want to be free”
But he never said a word about loving you
It may seem I should have known; I never knew

Repeat CHORUS/BRIDGE
I always thought we talked about everything
But now I know everything I need to know

Repeat CHORUS/TAG
There was no ring on his finger; he had no time to linger
The end came quickly; it was over without a word

Words & Music by Don Tomlinson
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