You've haunted me all my life
Through endless days and countless nights
There was a storm when I was just a kid
Stripped the last coat of innocence

You've haunted me all life
You're always out of reach when I'm in pursuit
Long-winded then suddenly mute
There's a flaw in my heart's design
For I keep tryin' to make you mine

You've haunted me all my life
You've haunted me all my life
You are the mistress I can't make a wife
You've haunted me all my life

And so I wait but I never seem to learn
How to capture your diminishing returns
I still see you through the eyes of a child
Not even thinking he could tame the wild

You've haunted me all my life
You've haunted me all my life
You are the mistress I can't make a wife.
You've haunted me all my life

You've haunted me all my life
You've haunted me all my life
You are the mistress I can't make a wife
You've haunted me all my life