It reads like a fairytale   And that's what it was   Young man in his prime   Young girl from the cross   The most perfect of strangers   And then the night closed in   And the holy ground took care of everything      Now she was a fine one   And he was a handsome man   One look was enough   And away they ran   They spend many happy hours   And then the night closed in   And the holy ground took care of everything      Oh what's the use in complaining   In for a penny in for a pound   I remember the loving time   And nothing else really counts      And I recall the promise they made   With a faith I can but admire   That she'd be the one he adored   And he'd be her hearts desire      It didn't come true in the end   They went their separate ways   He couldn't change what he was   She wasn't ready to wait   They couldn't live in the daylight   They let the night close in   And the holy ground took care of everything      I remember the loving time   And nothing else really counts