She Was the Wind Lyrics

Karen decided to leave in the spring, said she no longer believed anything

That I told her, or promised, or even most of what she saw

Maybe it should, but I have to admit

Her leaving did not surprise me a bit

I'm just surprised that she managed to say goodbye at all

The fault was all mine, this much I do know. That much is clear, I must confess

I never wanted love more than then. I never tried any less

I can see now it was destined to fail. She was the wind and I was the sail

And the wind was so much that I couldn't keep up

When the wind blows, if you're ready, that's great

But if you're not you get left at the gate

Often the lessons you learn are too late

The fault was all mine, this much I do know. That much is clear, I must confess

I never wanted love more than then. I never tried any

Less than I could, but much more than I had

Just enough to believe what I lost

Karen was gone, so too was the wind. Left to imagine just what might have been

And my imagination wasn't up to the task

When the wind blows, if you're ready, that's great

But if you're not you get left at the gate

Often the lessons you learn are too late