I know I'm not the man of God I used to be I've forgotten what it's like to live faithfully But so many times, but so many times I've longed for love I cannot find I cannot find I've not really learned to be the patient one So reminded of all the years when I've had none Waiting for the moment When I know for sure I could wait forever having never endured I could wait forever and never be cured I've got this photograph Of a girl hanging on my board The picture of Laura sitting on the beach Who wouldn't want to be like her Who wouldn't want to be with her Only Laura, the picture of Laura I'm not falling for you Each time I fall I hurt and cry I see your face
There's nothing I've not seen before Here in this place My eyes deceive my heart I crawl away from you My head comes back to me I run straight for the truth The picture of Laura I'm being haunted by memories I've never known Wishes no one granted Of the picture I was shown Asking my Father for something I can't find That the picture of Laura Would one day be mine She is a beauty the boys watch When she goes by I guess it could have been true love If we had tried But underneath her skin There was no love for God at all I could not watch her try to catch herself When she would fall The picture of Laura...