(Dave Swarbrick, Sandy Denny, Dave Pegg)  There's no excuse for torture, that you ought to know  Let it live, let it breathe, let it go  Yonder stands a scarecrow, he's hollow in his robes  Let it live, let it breathe, let it go  chorus:  The song was only in our time  They'll call it long, long ago  They'll say, "Ah well, it was their best"  Let it go, let it go  The master and the mistress a-trying hard to show  Let it live, let it breathe, let it go  Now there is not time for shame or tears on a window pane  Let it live, let it breathe, let it go  chorus  Eyes were made to smile and water  Tears were made to flow  Let it live, let it breathe, let it go  There's a game that would have bought you  Were you ever set to throw  Let it live, let it breathe, let it go  chorus