I wrote this song many years ago, lost the master but had it on tape. Perhaps that was the master. Ethel singing backup on this one, yours truly in the lead.
Lyrics
When we danced, how we laughed the nights away
Such romance, we could sleep another day
In my arms, you became the melody of a song, now a tragedy of love
I saw your little sister down on 22nd street drinking rum and coke, and shooting pool
She told me you were sorry, but you couldn’t take the heat she told me I was acting like a fool
Well it’s a tragedy of love, over and over my heart keeps breaking
A tragedy of love, and in my mind, a melody is playing
The tragedy of love, I know your gone but I keep on praying
For mercy from above, it’s a tragedy of love
Your sister told me not to bother driving by your place, she asked me not to call you on the phone
She told me you were tired of me, you needed your own space, she said you wanted time to be alone
You were the key to my happiness I was desire at your command
Those were the days of fun and games and innocence don’t make me try to understand
Cause it’s a tragedy..