Once in a life
We lived in a sanctuary
A song could get us free

Slept behind the altar
Only the singer saw


Now it is gone, years on
Times we took alone
Stealing an hour, buying a night

It's hard on the telephone
Love outside the law
Jai tant reve du toi


Is it gone, this year
Is the song still in your ear

Were we only high
Just the wine
Only the times


When we're old
How will the story be told

Windswept smoke used by time
Waiting for the bus
Will that be us?


Do you recall my friend
We never thought we'd ever fall

When the salesman came to call
Selling our soul to buy
Sometimes it ain't no deal at all

Jai tant reve du toi