I see you Standing there In your favourite dress I like what you wear Oh, Darlene! Oh, Darlene! Oh, Darlene! Oh, Darlene! I give you my ring In your shaking hand You give me a sting With your crazy plan Oh, Darlene! Oh, Darlene! Oh, Darlene! Oh, Darlene!

Now baby don't worry If he troubles your mind It'll all wash away, girl In the river of time If you need a shoulder I'll be around Be your rock to hold onto Till the river goes down It's hell and high water That your goin' through But come hell or high water I'll be here waiting for you I can't keep you from cryin' And I can't stop your pain The brightest of sunshine Never could stop the rain But you know that I'll be there Just like that ol' song To be your good morning When your cryin's all done It's hell and high water That your goin' through But come hell or high water I'll be here waiting for you It's hell and high water That your goin' through But come hell or high water I'll be here waiting for you It's hell and high water That your goin' through But come hell or high water I'll be here waiting for you

They say that I'm the kind of man who always speaks his mind To me there's nothing stronger than the truth You can ask me almost anything and I'll tell you like it is But darling when they ask me about you I tell it like it used to be when you were still in love with me Before you got to used to me and wanted someone new I tell it like it ought to be 'cause how it is, is killing me When they ask about you and me, I tell it like it used to be I wish that I was stronger, I could tell them that you've gone But that's one thing that I may never do If they want to hear about our love and how it all went wrong Then darling they will just have to talk to you I tell it like it used to be when you were still in love with me Before you got to used to me and wanted someone new I tell it like it ought to be 'cause how it is, is killing me When they ask about you and me, I tell it like it used to be I tell it like it used to be when you were still in love with me Before you got to used to me and wanted someone new I tell it like it ought to be 'cause how it is, is killing me When they ask about you and me, I tell it like it used to be