Gloria is but a kiss in the night
One brief caress
Gloria is like a star in it's flight

You can't possess

Warm, so warm and tender

Forever hoping
And groping for love


So free to surrender
When she awakes
All she holds is a shadow


But gloria is like
The taste of champagne

Sparkling and gay
Dancing to some exciting refrain
Dancing until the piper is paid


Gloria, born to be
Loved and betrayed


Oh, gloria, born to be
Loved and betrayed