Stephen Duffy And The Lilac Time - Already Gone lyrics

When I left you at the altar It wasn't meant to be the end I never saw you as an angel You were not one to pretend I didn't think it would be over A battle fought and won I came back to say I'm sorry But you'd already gone Amidst the ashes of acacia In the snowstorm of my grief In the prison of self hatred And on the sleepless sheet Through the Lady Chapel windows And the palest winter sun I came back to say I love you But you'd already gone I thought I saw you in the lobby I thought I saw you in the hall I thought I saw you on a busy street And several times I called I should've sorted out my problems Instead of hanging on I came back to say I love you But you'd already gone