once upon a time I dreamed
of me with you, and you with me,
and all I knew was wanting to be yours
but time had passed, the flame grew cold,
while you sought for another soul,
and in that moment, God closed all the doors.
still, every time I passed your way
and saw you smiling every day
and knew there was no chance that you'd be mine,
I wished you all the happiness
(I knew that you deserved no less)
but something deep inside of me still pined.
I prayed that it would go away,
that someone else would come my way,
and others did, but still you caught my eye:
the way you worked, the songs you breathed,
the kindness you would give to me;
and all this time I just kept asking, "why?"
asking why, because I found
that even when you weren't around,
the thoughts of you, they lingered in my mind.
and even once those thoughts were gone,
you were still the very one
that my heart returned to after all this time.
now here we are, two years removed-
from freshman year and wanting you,
to holding you between my arms that night.
and I looked into your eyes and knew
that my heart was complete with you,
and next to you, my world was warm and right.
I knew I'd caught a million stars
to keep with me inside my heart,
no matter what the distance or the time.
and nothing now can take away
or grant a greater wish for me,
'cause finally, I get to call you mine.