Rainbows (Custance)/The Secret

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The Secret

I have a secret that I cannot sing
Because I am afraid the wind might hear
And stride across the sky to you, and fling
My secret in your ear.

I have a secret that I will not say
Because I am afraid some friend would go
And whisper it to you, my Love, one day,
And you would know.

I have a secret that I dare not prize
Although it langhs away my loneliness,
For if you ever looked into my eyes
Ah! you would guess!

And you might only pity and disdain
The passion that has set you far above
Those other men who loved me all in vain,
Oh, Love, my Love.