You can travel down your roads of fantasy and wonder And let each and every beauty pillage, rape and plunder The pure and golden treasure buried underneath your breast Is covered in the muck that used indulgences detest She longs to see it shine She longs for you come down From where you sit so high on your head a crystal crown Shes a mirage Shes and idol Shes not real Remove her from your mind and you will see Shes a mirage Shes a liar She wont heal you She will try to come between you and me You can spend your strength on women On those who ruin kingdoms The unfaithful will be torn from the land For the trouble that they bring them Her house leads down to death Her charms an evil force And the ties that bind the flesh Will sever in divorce Shes a mirage Shes and idol Shes not real Remove her from your mind and you will see Shes a mirage Shes a liar She wont heal you She will try to come between you and me Take her down from your pedestal Shes no use anymore You will recognize the face of death It fooled you once before She will find herself disgusted as shes lying on the floor Look how vanity has led you where the road turns into dark despair I hope I never see you there Forgive me darlin being unaware Youre no mirage You are nothing of the kind You are noble you are wise and you are pure A good woman is the hardest thing to find If theres anything I know Of this Im sure