Long Black Veil - The Stranglers

Life was good for a short while

Hot sweet nights days that were fine

Spent many hours just looking at you

Heart stopped beating for a moment or two

Long black veil now you are mine

Sun went down never to rise

Lost in tears filling my eyes

Saw my love trampled deep in the dirt

Overwhelmed by the bitterest hurt

Long black veil now you are mine

I’ve lately felt a stirring

Of ghosts around my mind

And I’m frightened of the things that I might find

The veil of black that claimed you

And took you from my sight

Has marched across the sands of time tonight