It's been 23 years since I first saw you
The feelings never changed one bit
I try to run away from you
I'm halfway around the world now
But the memory of your sweet smile never left me
That's because I never let you go
You don't even know you still mean everything to me

When I chanced across a picture of you today
Smiling at the most beautiful child in your arms
Your smile told me you're happy,
That was all I ever wanted you to be
Of course I wish I was with you
But I always knew it was not meant to be

I know I'll never speak to you
And you'll never smile at me
But what I feel for you goes beyond that
Your happiness means everything to me
A corner of my being is always there for you.

I think of you all the time
Sometimes I even dream of you
When that happens it makes my day
For I carry the memory of the dream with me

I'm known to be very pragmatic
I know its silly to hold on to memories that never were
But I'll keep whatever memory I have of you

The few smiles I have of you will remain
That's how I will always remember you

I just wanted to say *I'll always love you!

It seems so distant so far away
Your mind wanders to it all the time
Is it the place that you can't shake off?
Or is it the people you grew up with?

You ask, does the place miss you?
Do the people remember you?
Is nostalgia always one sided?
Can the moments be relived?

Will the rivers, the valleys, the trees
Embrace and welcome you back?
Does it make a difference to them?
That you want to return

Can you see yourself in that picture?
Can you still hear the laughter?
Where has everyone gone?
Will the picture ever come alive?

What remains today
Are just images in your mind
Leave it to the others
Let them make their memories now.

With Winter setting in
The cold wind brings with it
A smile across the memory
Of your hair caught in the wind
Head thrown back in laughter

How silly I felt standing there
You're already across the road
You never had time for the lights
To turn a shade of green
The whole world was too slow

Sometimes I wish I had told you
How these things made my day
You thought they were annoying
You never knew I was smiling
When I gave you that stern look

Does your laughter have the same ring?
Does it still turn heads?
Have you grown wiser?
Can the lights keep pace with you?
Or is the whole world still too slow?

After so many winters
You still bring a smile
To old random memories
Memories that are today richer
Just because you were there

Even though we're worlds apart
Even though I think you're too crazy
I still find myself smiling at you on the telly
Laughing your heart out over the silliest things

I never know what colour your hair nor nails will be
The tight slacks and nose-ring you love so much
I would certainly curl my lips and pull a frown  
When I Contrast those with my shirt and tie

Your love for life just shines through
One look at you and the world's a nicer place
It's people like you who make others smile
That deserve to be happy contented and blessed

What I see is what you show the world
I don't know what goes on behind the lights
I don't know how you are when you're alone
I don't know if you ever carry a surly look

I sometimes think it would be nice to see you
Without the leggings, the painted nails, the crazy hair
But then I also think I don't want to
So I can always smile when I see you :)

Memories of a steady rhythm
The rain's heartbeat on the roof
Seems like another world
wonder who's sleeping under that roof?
Do they listen to the rain like I did?

Do they stare at the ceiling?
Taking off on flights of fancy
From that cosy little room
Dreaming lofty dreams  
Dozing off to the rain's heartbeat

How can four walls mean so much?
My mind goes back there often
And struggles to come out
The memories are a whirlpool
That grips me in it's spin

In this concrete jungle
You only know it's raining
When that glazed window gets wet
The soundless muted rain seems dead
And just falls without a reason

I'm waiting for the day
When I'll build my tin-roofed house
I'll bring the rain back to life
I'll take my flights of fancy
To my dreams I will return

Memories of images frozen in time,
We were only seventeen;
An involuntary smile creeps in,
Just the thought of You...

That smile forever etched,
That sudden turn of the head,
That angry sullen look,
Priceless moments...

That voice is all too familiar;
I still hear it in My dreams,
Whispering sweet nothings,
Bittersweet memories...

The best of memories remain,
That only a day like today can bring.
Time and age doesn't change a thing!
*Just a thought of you...

I remember calling to tell you I'm on the way
I remember thinking of you waiting
I remember how fidgety you looked standing there
I remember the smile when I came near

I remember how you would slide up closer
I remember how happy you made me feel
I remember how quiet you could be
I remember how perfect it all seemed

I don't know why I gave you up
I don't know why I ran away
I don't know what I should have done
I don't know that I would feel like this

I wish you're happy now
I wish I crossed your mind sometimes
I wish I could turn back time
I wish I could say I love you once again

Those deep blue eyes,
Still bore into my deepest being,
Telling me to never let go,
That nothing ever changed.

I put on a wan little smile
That barely touch the cheeks,
That says everything's fine
When nothing is as it seems.

I have to let You think,
That love can be unrequited;
That Your loving gaze
Doesn't mean a thing.

When all I want to do is be with You!