I once knew a girl from the other side of town Desdemona was her name I wasn’t honest then, so I’ll be honest now I’d like to see her face again Her flippant charms caused me disaster Her kiss set aside the pain She’d sew my arms and I wouldn’t put it past her To disarm me again Her coat of furs made my tenors turn And all concerns vanished at her word That night I sang was where we began But oh she ran The way she looked at me from the corner of her eye I suppose I should have known But when she was gone it took me by surprise It's where I'm scared to be alone I didn't fall too far till after I could finally touch her skin Then my feelings were not mine to master It was not a battle I could win Once there I didn't dare to care And I couldn't bear to put on any errors My mind rang as she gave me her hand But oh she ran I was blind drunk when I saw her last And I could barely stitch a word If I could speak then I’d tell her that I’d gladly Take the chance of being burned but she’d say that Foolish hearts, in her Irish laughter Rarely goes to plan And I didn't get the chance to ask her If there's a fool out there who can My mind span when she took my hand I was still on guard when this all began I'm still a man as thin as I am But oh she ran Her coat of furs made my tenors turn And all concerns vanished at her word That night I sang was where we began But oh she ran