Sara walks along the beach
Holding hands with me
Smiling as we go

Said that she is so in love
And I'm staring at my feet
Wondering how to spell her name

Sara don't know
It takes a lot of love to live a lie
I've often told
And when I go
I will leave between the middle of the night
That's when I'll go

Sara's only seventeen
And I'm barely twenty-one
Too young to be a man

Now it's time for me to go
And I have to let her know
Well I hope she understands

Sara don't know
It takes a lot of love to live a lie

That I've often told
And when I go
I will leave between the middle of the night
That's when I'll go

Now I'm walking on the beach
Salty summer breeze
Broken heart in tow

Then the moment our eyes meet
She smiles back at me
As I begin to spell her name

Sara don't know
It takes a lot of love to live a lie
That I'm often told
And when I go
I will leave between the middle of the night
That's when I'll go