---------------------------  Love is a secret  That everyone knows  Love is a chime that rings  When the wind blows  Keep yourself honest  So it can grow  'Cause when you've lost it  Your heart turns cold  Isn't it so?  I remember the first girl  That I really loved  However it hurt her  She loved me enough  I wanted to wander  She knew I would go  She shed a tear knowin'  That I'd be alone  Wasn't it so?  Painfully I was most aware how  Very unfair it was  Leavin' her suddenly just like that  Goin' God knows where I was  Chasing a rainbow  She understood  She was a prophet  She told me I should  Follow my heart  Like I'd been told  Seek out your vision  Before you get old  Isn't it so?  Now many years later  I finally see  How much she did love me  She set me free  Her last few dollars  Put gas in my car  She said "Promise to write me  Wherever you are"  From out on the highway  I think I wrote twice  I always remembered  Her simple advice  Love is a secret  That everyone knows  Try too hard to hide it  It never will show  Isn't it so  How did she know?