Why did you have to care about me

And make your plans for just we two

Well, my heart's now pledged to another

How can I ever have just you



This is the way of a hopeless love

Hopeless, dear, for you and me

I cannot hurt the one I'm pledged to

That's why I never can be free



I pledged my life before I met you

Before you made me love you so

I cannot break vows that are sacred

Although it hurts to let you go



This is the way of a hopeless love

Hopeless, dear, for you and me

I cannot hurt the one I'm pledged to

That's why I never can be free



You must try, dear, to forget me

I must forget you too, it seems

But in years to come should we remember

Let rememberance be just pleasant dreams



This is the way of a hopeless love

Hopeless, dear, for you and me

I cannot hurt the one I'm pledged to

That's why I never can be free