The Auction - Matt Monro

What am I bid for this beautiful love

A love long ago that was mine

What will you give for this genuine dream?

A dream that has faded with time

Once I believed she was safe in my heart

Though I valued her love it was wrong from the start

So what am I bid for this beautiful love that just couldn’t be

What am I bid for this pure work of art that’s no good to me

Surely there’s someone to take her away and let me be free

I tried many times but I know I can’t carry on

All I want for this beautiful love

Is freedom to find peace of mind

Though there were times when I loved her so much

In faith I was totally blind

What can you do when your dreams fall apart

How can you fight what you feel in your heart

So what am I bid for this beautiful love that just couldn’t be

What am I bid for this pure work of art, which is no good to me

Surely there’s someone to take her away and let me be free

I tried many times but I know I can’t carry on

So what am I bid for this beautiful love that just couldn’t be

What am I bid for this pure work of art, which is no good to me

Surely there’s someone to take her away and let me be free

I tried many times but I know I can’t carry on

My love is going, going, gone