TAKE IT FOR GRANTED

Take it for granted You've making a mistake Take it for what it is But take it for god's sake Take it from me, lonely as can be I'd love to, but I never dared to If only I could make you see Once a man stood by a wall And watched his lover cross a bridge And though her loveliness Could warm his heart Her lips he could not reach And nothing would he do Nothing would he say He just keeps it all inside himself And saves it for another day Then he heard a song Sweetly over the wall Singing, it's better to have loved and lost Then never to have loved at all Take it for granted You've making a mistake Take it for what it is But take it for god's sake Take it from me, lonely as can be I'd love to, but I never dared to If only I could make you see Once a girl gazed out her window At the moon above the sea And as the breeze touched her face The thought of him wouldn't let her be Will he pass by Or will these feelings pass way How am I to try and understand What is this price I have to pay Shall I turn my back to my pillow Let the moon fall to the sea And keep it all, and not sleep at all Or maybe I'll just dream Take it for granted You've making a mistake Take it for what it is But take it for god's sake Take it from me, lonely as can be I'd love to, but I never dared to If only I could make you see...