The days grow short, the nights are long   Since you were here, I can't go on   I cry for you, to no avail   Now my life runs cold when the night winds wail      But I cheat the hangman, I've cheated him many times before   The bell that tolls the hour has turned sweet lips to sour,   Yes I cheat the hangman and even when life has flown away   I leave a kiss behind      The rain that fell upon my stone   Like tears you cried, I shared alone   I walk the night, I cannot sleep    The love you spend, you cannot reap      But I cheat the hangman, I've cheated him many times before   The bell that tolls the hour has turned sweet lips to sour,   Yes I cheat the hangman and even when life has flown away   I leave a kiss behind      The glow of love will shine      Lighted windows stare at the stranger there returing home   Only lighted windows stare at the lonely stranger there returing home      I leave a kiss behind   The glow of love will shine   Lighted windows stare at the stranger there returing home   Only lighted windows stare at the lonely stranger there returing home