Cautionary Fairytale Letra

Once it blows, it won't let up"

I was young and, and naive, I
Said, I appreciate you comin' round
But I got a house made of brick here
Ain't no wind gonna bring it down

Well, he left just, just as he came
As if he was never here
And I went on livin'
Without concern, without fear

Well, I loved her like a fairy tale, I lost her like a dream
Pull up on the roadside therе and I'll tell you what I mean
Therе are things in life you can't control and things you can't foresee
But if you find real love, don't ever let her leave
Don't ever let her leave
Don't you ever let her leave

When I awake, oh, her pillow
Lays alone on the sheets
That wind was relentless
Snatched her up like a thief

Well, I sat up on my bedside
No more loving, no more grief
Just as sure as the sun rises
She went up, took off on me

I try to think if there's a lesson
I've got my Stetson down over my eyes
Well, that man, he was a visionary
He saw something and he was right

And now these big thoughts go a-buzzin'
Around my fragile brain
I'm just so, so goddamn lonely
So I sing this refrain

Well, I loved her like a fairy tale, and I lost her like a dream
Pull up on the roadside there and I'll tell you what I mean
There are things in life you can't control and things you can't unsee
But if you find real love, don't ever let her leave
Don't ever let her leave
Don't ever let her leave
Don't you ever let her leave