And Aubrey was her name, a not so very ordinary girl or name,
But who’s to blame, for a love that wouldn’t bloom.
For the hearts that never played in tune,
Like a lovely melody that ev’ryone can sing,
Take away the words that rhyme, it doesn’t mean a thing.
And Aubrey was her name we tripped the light and danced together to the moon,
But where was June, no, it never came around;
If it did, it never made a sound.
Maybe I was absent or was listening too fast,
Catching all the words but then the meaning going past.
And God, I miss the girl,
And I’d go a thousand times around the world just to be
Closer to her than to me.
And Aubrey was her name, I never knew her but I loved her just the same.
I loved her name. Wished that I had found a way,
And the reasons that would make her stay.
I have learned to lead a life apart from all the rest;
If I can’t have the one I want, I’ll do without the rest.
Oh, how I miss the girl,
And I’d go a million times around the world just to say
She had been mine for a day.
1972 – David Gates – Performed by Bread – Album: Guitar Man