It does not endure.
Do not talk of love;
Love so often dies.
Do not give of love;
Love so often lies.
Love does not stay;
It does not last.
And day by day,
As time goes past,
Love fades away;
Love never lasts.
Don’t give of love;
It always takes
And never returns.
Don’t give your love;
It always makes
A fool of you.
Don’t talk of love;
It doesn’t last,
It isn’t real.
Don’t think of love;
Give love a miss—
And always be free.