The time has come to part, my love,   I must go away   I leave you now, my darling girl,   No longer can I stay.      My heart like yours is breaking   Together we'll prove strong   The road I take will show the world   The suffering that goes on.      The gentle clasp that holds my hand   Must loosen and let go   Please help me through the door   Though instinct tells you no.      Our vow it is eternal   And will bring you dreadful pain   But if our demands aren't recognised   Don't call me back again.      How their sorrow touched us all    In those final days    When it was the time she held the door   And touched his sallow face.      The flame he lit by leaving   Is still burning strong   By the lights it's plain to see   The suffering still goes on.      The time has come to part, my love   I must go away   I leave you now, my darling girl,   No longer can I stay.