I tried so hard, my dear to show That she's my every dream Yet she's afraid each thing I do Is just some evil scheme A memory from her lonesome past Keeps us so far apart Why can't I free her doubtful mind And melt her cold, cold heart Another love before my time Made her heart sad and blue And so my heart is paying now For things I didn't do, yes In anger unkind words are said That make the teardrops start Why can't I free her doubtful mind And melt her cold, cold heart There was a time when I believed That she belonged to me But now I know her heart is shackled To a memory The more I learn to care for her The more we drift apart Why can't I free her doubtful mind