It reads like a fairytaleAnd that's what it wasYoung man in his primeYoung girl from the crossThe most perfect of strangersAnd then the night closed inAnd the holy ground took care of everythingNow she was a fine oneAnd he was a handsome manOne look was enoughAnd away they ranThey spent many happy hoursAnd then the night closed inAnd the holy ground took care of everythingOh what's the use in complainingIn for a penny in for a poundI remember the loving timeAnd nothing else really countsAnd I recall the promise they madeWith a faith I can but admireThat she'd be the one he adoredAnd he'd be her heart's desireIt didn't come true in the endThey went their separate waysHe couldn't change what he wasShe wasn't ready to waitThey couldn't live in the daylightThey let the night close inAnd the holy ground took care of everythingI remember the loving timeAnd nothing else really counts