The first time I kissed your lips br was on the banks of the Ohio. br We were fishin and you caught one br laughed and said, ' Just let it go.' br Then one time beneath the cascades of br Old Black Water Falls. br The sad part is I was alone; br you weren't there at all. br br [chor] br Oh in my thoughts and in my heart br I've loved you with all that is in me. br From a distance I have hid my secret br so that; you would never see. br Oh the ache, of having such a love br that you can never show. br Kept locked away my love must stay br because; you can never know. br br Love at times I see a shadow br pass across your precious face. br And I wonder; if you're wandering off br to some far off place. br Is there someone in your heart you long for br and someplace where you go? br The sad part is if that is true br I don't; ever want to know. br br [chor] br br The only virtue of a secret love is br it's easy to dis-claim. br Seems unfair something so beautiful br could bring me so much shame. br So I'll lock it deep with-in my heart br and throw away the key. br Then the only one who will ever know br is this printed page; and me. br br [chor] br br So locked away my love must stay because; br you can never know. br c.d.m.