Benefit of a Doubt

It´s not that I´ve been waiting
To see her face again
I´m merely estimating
My chances now and then
Fooled by the wheel of fortune
Or overruled by fate
How will I know for certain
Before it is too late

I cling to an illusion
And I´m crying in the rain
A jester with a notion
That nothing is in vain
So destiny may try me
Make all my lights go out
But no one can deny me
The benefit of doubt

Though images are fading
Like roses in the fall
The memory´s still persuading
So vivid after all
And at times when all is silent
If only for a while
The lack of sound seems violent
I can almost hear her smile

I cling to an illusion
And I´m crying in the rain
A jester with a notion
That nothing is in vain
So destiny may try me
Make all my lights go out
But no one can deny me
The benefit of doubt

I cling to an illusion
And I´m crying in the rain
A jester with a notion
That nothing is in vain
So destiny may try me
Make all my lights go out
But no one can deny me
The benefit of doubt

I cling to an illusion
And I´m crying in the rain
A jester with a notion
That nothing is in vain
So destiny may try me
Make all my lights go out
Still no one can deny me
The benefit of doubt