Lyrics When The Spell Is Broken - Richard Thompson

When the spell is broken
When the spell is broken
How you ever gonna keep her now
You can't cry if you don't know how

When the spell is broken
When the spell is broken
All the joy is gone from her face
Welcome back to the human race

How long can the flame of love remain
When you curse and fight and never see
Like or hear like spoken
When the spell is broken

Can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how

When the spell is broken
Can't cry if you don't know how
Oh, when the spell is broken
All your magic and your ways and schemes
All your lies come and tear at your dreams

When the spell is broken
Can't cry if you don't know how
When the spell is broken

Now you're handing her that same old line
It's just straws in the wind this time
When love has died, there's none starry-eyed
No kiss, no tears, no farewell souvenirs
Not even a token, when the spell is broken

Don't swear your heart from the very start
Love letters you wrote
Are pushed back down your throat
And leave you choking
When the spell is broken

When the spell, when the spell, when the spell is broken
When the spell is broken, when the spell is broken
When the spell, when the spell, when the spell is broken
When the spell is broken, when the spell is broken

Can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how
You can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how

Can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how
Can't cry if you don't know how