Is it so hard for you to tell me   I can read your mind   we could go on forever   but I can't live this life      So we'll say goodbye   and we'll take this last dance together   I hold you one more time      "As they played the last serenade   Lord knows we tried   there was no other way   we can't hold on   after the love is gone   they're playing my song   the last serenade"      As we dance I remember   the way we used to be   time has gone on   and left us   with only memories      So we'll say goodbye   and we'll spend this last night together   I'll hold you one more time      "As they played the last serenade   Lord knows we tried   there was no other way   to hold on   after the love is gone   they're playing my song   the last serenade"      There's no one to blame here   no reason to cry   nothing left to say   It's love gone by      Darling in my mind   we'll dance this last dance forever   so kiss me one last time      "As they played the last serenade   Lord knows we tried   there was no other way   to hold on   after the love is gone   they're playing our song   As they played the last serenade   I know we tried   but there was no other way   to hold on   after the love is gone   they're playing our song   the last serenade"