Intro
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Should've kept on goin'
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But the hurt was showing
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When she looked at me that way
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I had to stay
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I knew I had to get to know her name
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The town was weary
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She was to marry
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Someone planned years ago
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Her eyes said no
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I knew I had to get to know her name
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And when I got her all alone
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She told me through the tears
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That she didn't really love him
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But he'd waited for so many years
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She said she couldn't break his heart
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She'd rather live with hers
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And though I told her she should leave with me
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She just could not believe with me
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Should've kept on goin'
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Better that than knowin'
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That he made her his wife
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He took her life
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You know I didn't even know her name
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You know I didn't even know her name