Under the influence of love
I went and took your words to heart.
I believed you when you said
We would never grow apart.
What has come between us
I'd really like to know.
Are there any answers
Or must I let you go?
Oh Darlin' what are we to do?
Oh Darlin' what are we to do?


Under the influence of love
I promised more than I could give.
I know that I can never change
Enough to fit the way you live.
I stand outside the picture
That we've been living in.
The frame is still intact
But the canvas is wearing thin.
Oh Darlin' what are we to do?
Oh Darlin' what are we to do?

Time will take care of me
I leave things up to chance.
It does no good to try and fight
The force of circumstance.


Under the influence of love
We made a world in which to hide.
Now that world is cold and dark
The river parts, we must divide.
Make your disappearance
Tonight I will make mine.
Soon the'll be no evidence
We shared this space and time.
Oh Darlin' what a way to end
Oh Darlin' what a way to end.


Copyright 1995 Fred Grittner