On a night just like this, in a place far away 
He met with a girl in the spring 
And something about him just turned her around 
As though she were caught on a string 
And being so young they held on to each other 
To see what the moment might bring 
He loved her then in a secretive way 
Not showing his care or his need 
She stayed beside him and looked to the day 
He would somehow begin to be free 
In the chill of the night she would hold him and say 
This is how they always should be 

Rocks in the ocean, waves on the sea 
Keep it in mind, 
If love comes unsatisfied, don't forget me 
Don't forget me 

And so he come to depend on her more 
Though the lesson was still to be learned, 
Taking for granted the gift that she gave 
As though it were something he'd earned 
And she for her part growing slowly away 
From a love that was never returned 
Then came the day that he never foresaw 
When he woke to find she was gone 
He followed her then to the ends of the world 
To tell her how much he'd been wrong 
But the more he called her, the more she was lost 
Leaving only the words of her song 

Rocks in the ocean, waves on the sea 
Keep it in mind, 
If love comes unsatisfied, don't forget me 
Don't forget me 

He still listens out for her foot on the stair 
As he looks for her down through the years 
And the friends that he had have all left one by one 
For their words weren't reaching his ears 
He chooses instead now to wander alone 
To a song that only he hears 

Rocks in the ocean, waves on the sea 
Keep it in mind, 
If love comes unsatisfied, don't forget me 
Don't forget me