Once I loved a pretty woman 'Til one day she up and ran Supposed I should have felt it coming But it's hard to think of her with another man Oh, my lady, I need you Though from time to time I don't seem to Once the sun shone in my garden 'Til my love took off and left me with the rain Now my heart and I are starting To forget it all and start out again Oh, my lady, I need you Though from time to time I don't seem to My heart is hurting so bad And all the trees look so sad And all the love we could have had Ooh, from time to time...