I saw her just the other night in a crowded restaurant
But I couldn't even bring myself to look her in the eyes
My heart it started racing and every thought escaped
I could feel my stomach sinking somewhere deep inside
I tried to hold on
For so long
With every effort
You'd shoot them down
Now I'm forced to think
All this time
This was always just forbidden love
I had myself another drink and tried hard to forget
The countless nights I'd find myself awake in a cold sweat
Girl you really had me thinking I would one day be with you
But now you've got me wishing I had never laid eyes on you
I tried to hold on
For so long
With every effort
You'd shoot them down
Now I'm forced to think
All this time
This was always just forbidden love
Maybe you'll come back one day but I won't bet on it
When you've thrown all of your pearls to a hundred filthy pigs
You know I'll never truly understand why it all happened this way
And God knows I have some questions but now he's got nothing to say
I tried to hold on
For so long
With every effort
You'd shoot them down
Now I'm forced to think
All this time
This was always just forbidden love
So why do you still haunt my mind like a ghost in the night
I can't bear the thought of you in whoever's bed you may lie
And was the love that I once gave to you all in vain
'Cause you've gone your way
Now I'll go mine