Released: August 11, 1972
Songwriter: Olivia Newton-John
Producer: Bruce Welch John Farrar
We said a million times we'd change
Can't bring myself to say those words again
A piper never changes tune
You can't grow apples on the moon
The hurtful things we say still penetrate
And whispered sorrys always come too late
Then the damage has been done
What are we going to tell our son?
I want to spare his broken heart
Break it gently that we'll live apart
Don't know the proper words to say
He won't be seeing daddy every day
Those weekly outings never work, you know
Buying gifts and candy, picture shows
They can't replace the man around
Your voice, your touch, your manly sound
I guess the trouble is I love you still
And if it comes to that, I always will
No, please don't cry, it's just too late
Now hurry on, she's waiting at the gate
Can't bring myself to say those words again
A piper never changes tune
You can't grow apples on the moon
The hurtful things we say still penetrate
And whispered sorrys always come too late
Then the damage has been done
What are we going to tell our son?
I want to spare his broken heart
Break it gently that we'll live apart
Don't know the proper words to say
He won't be seeing daddy every day
Those weekly outings never work, you know
Buying gifts and candy, picture shows
They can't replace the man around
Your voice, your touch, your manly sound
I guess the trouble is I love you still
And if it comes to that, I always will
No, please don't cry, it's just too late
Now hurry on, she's waiting at the gate
more tracks from the album
From the albums
- Olivia (1972)
- If You Love Me, Let Me Know (1974)
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- Physical
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- Let Me Be There
- Twist of Fate
- Xanadu
- Magic
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- To Be Wanted
- Not Gonna Be The One
- Please Mr. Please
- The Key
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- It’ll Be Me
- Pony Ride
- The Flower That Shattered the Stone
- In a Station
- God Only Knows
- Ring of Fire
- Mary Skeffington
- Send in the Clowns
- Pearls on a Chain
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