Be, be as you've always been Be like the love that discovered the sin That freed the first man and will do so again And, lover, be good to me Be that hope when Eden was lost It's been deaf to our laughter since the master was crossed Which side of the wall really suffers that cost? And, lover, be good to me Be as you've always been Be as you've always been Be, be as you've always been True to the time and the placе you've been given Your heart in thе world, and a world there within And, lover, be good to me Be there and just as you stand Or be like the rose that you'd hold in your hand That grows bold in a barren and an uneasy land And, lover, be good to me And, be as you've always been Be as you've always been Be as you've always been Be as you've always been