adapting and smoothing out "I believe (in our love)" for Craig

Nothing much to report, actually. Over the last couple of weeks - including a two weeks vacation on my part - Craig and I corresponded about an older text that I'd originally written for Markus.

This is its current state:

VERSE
it's not too late
a wrong word not meant bitterly
an incident
that's not intended scornfully
I know it can be hard
trying to forget
what has been done
things that we regret

CHORUS
whatever we may have said or done
I believe in our love
We both have the strength to carry on
(whatever we may have said or done)
I believe in our love
I won’t leave you for anyone

VERSE
one mistake
need not change you eternally
an episode
need not be taken seriously
trying to forgive
trying to get along
in the long run
that’s where we belong

BRIDGE
a new lease on our love
take the second chance
can you forgive me now like I've forgiven you
I believe in our love
I believe in faith and trust
don't let the past stand in the way, determing what we do

OUTRO
I beg you to try and understand
I'll forget what we've done wrong
I won't leave you for anyone

*** And this is the former version, written to match Markus' tune:

whatever we have done and said
I believe in our love
I believe in our love
I believe we can go on

I beg you try to understand
I won't leave you because of that
I won't leave you because of that
I won't leave you for anyone

it's not too late
not each wrong word is meant deviously
an escapade
need not be taken seriously

I know it can be hard
to straighten out the wrong
but bearing grudges may come even harder

whatever we have done and said
I believe in our love
I believe in our love
I won't leave you for anyone

one mistake
need not taint you eternally
an escapade
need not be taken seriously

I know it can be hard
to straighten out the wrong
but bearing grudges may come even harder

trying to forgive
tryin' to get along
in the long run may be leading farther

a new lease of our love
take the second chance
eventually we'll create new ardour

I believe in our love
I believe in faith and trust
so, let us lay down our armour