I Loved the Ground She Walked Upon

I loved the ground she walked upon

And the air she would softly breathe

The feather touch of her gentle lips

That only a fool would leave

That only a fool would leave

But we tasted forbidden wine

Though I loved the ground she walked upon

I could never have made her mine

The swallows fly all along the canal

And I watch with a heavy heart

In dizzy spins they dive and wheel

Touch wings and then depart

Touch wings and then depart

As the summer fades away

Though I loved the ground she walked upon

I knew that I could not stay

The swallow is a summer's child

And she flies before the cold

Though I loved the ground she walked upon

She was not mine to hold

She was not mine to hold

But it was easy to pretend

Though I loved the ground she walked upon

A summer has to end

A summer has to end