SWEET GIRL ON MY MIND    

Ralph McTell

Well the dice were loaded and the cards were stacked
And I thought it an honest game
I needed a lady to complete my hand
But I drew the ace of spades
Because the dealer was crooked and I got burned
It was just like gambling blind

Now I got murder in the back of my heart
From a sweet girl on my mind

So I keep on running, keep moving on
Nowhere seems too far
And the only time I can mention her name
Is when I'm piled up drunk in a bar
And then I talk to anyone who will listen
Any drunk I can find

About the murder in the back of my heart
From a sweet girl on my mind
As I go around from town to town
What really tears at my heart
The things that were done by that so called friend
Who worked just to keep us apart
And if we never meet it will be a sin
If we do it will be a crime

Cos I got murder in the back of my heart
From a sweet girl on my mind