On Big Alley stands a lady waiting for awhile  Acting out an untold story like a wounded child  But the mystery of the circumstance won't hide  She believes true love survives  Waiting for her long lost lover  Returning from the war  Though I know she knew the truth  She also knew much more  And the answer that she gave to all of us  Whispered low saying true love survives  True love survives  Is she dreaming does she know  A secret I can't see  Maybe there's a trace of truth  In all that she believes  For one day I took a look deep down inside  A voice cried saying true love's alive  True love survives  Only love will last forever true love will survive  Only love will last forever true love will survive  True is love is never-ending  It's giving all and not pretending  It's holding on although your heart feels dead  A quarter of a century of fears have gone by  Still the dream of this peculiar lady's kept alive  So I'm holding tight to one who had desired  A burning fire say it true love survives  True love survives  True love survives