Dirt in the streets after a jealous rain
It smells so sweet.
And the sun rising over the shadow of our years                                            
Our love never felt so complete.

But now a fire sweeps across the open plains
Your hands move over my skin, a burning pain.
My love for you bleeds on the earth like snow
I’d love to forget honey, this is what I know.

When I need your voice to warm my soul
It’s only memories keeping me in tow.
The time has come, all the words are said
Am I better left alone or left for dead?

How quickly it seems times have changed
From that to this…. I’m tied with chains.
Have all the tears swept our love away?
Tell me honey, why must it be this way.
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IF THEY ONLY KNEW ME

I found the bashful shy side of myself
In the rear of the room looking lame
Misunderstood, laughed at, put to shame

I stood alone, my voice turned to stone

Still I could see the beauty of myself
For this reason I did not cry aloud
I allowed my mind to fly upon a cloud

I stood alone, my voice turned to stone

None dare to care, they did not ask
Just like all the writing on the wall
I heard my name echo in the hall

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