People come and go,
It's just the facts of life,
But when I found you,
It cut down my defenses like a knife,

I never knew that anyone,
Anyone could be so smooth
As to slip past all of my guards,
Still wanting me still too
Love never came easy to me,
Never staying in one place

But you,

You've got a hold on me,
But I never said it would be easy,
I never claimed I would be perfect

Like a wounded animal,
Something deep in me wants to hide,
It has nothing to do with my love for you,
It's the struggle I have inside

With a gentle hand,
You've picked up the wounded me,
Nursing it back to health,
Not ever letting it be,

Slowly making me believe that I can be loved,
But now and then the frightened wounded me,
Calls out to struggle free,
Telling me that I'm not worth loving,
And to just let you be.

Like the wolf,
I watch,
I wait,
Hidden amongst the trees

Foolish prey,
So loud,
So overestimating,
You think you are immune

I see all,
I see you,
I hear all,
I hear you,
Flaunting your colors,
Attempting to lure a victim once again

It will be the death of you,
Your demise,
As I bide my time,
Masked by the snow of humility

Under your hypnotizing feathers,
So pleasing to the eye,
Lays the shriveled remains of what was,
So desperately grasping,
Twisting nature’s fate for your own pleasures,
Trying to have what you cannot

When Winter is over,
Your feathers will be gone,
As the cycle of life starts anew,
No longer will you be a pretty bird,
They will finally see the real you

Like the wolf,
I will come out of hiding,
Searching for my worthy prey,
Of course I will walk right past you,
Because you are not worth the time of day

Laying in his bed, looking up at the ceiling,
Wondering,
Pondering,
Asking yourself if this love is real,
Perhaps you are merely a lifeboat,
The one  that saved him from drowning himself in heartbreak,

You brought him back to life,
Making him whole again,
Or so you thought

Doubt is an ugly creature,
Insecurity is his destructive sibling,
You love,
But does he?

So many nights you lay awake,
Attempting to make sense of it all,
Trying to find a sure answer,
But no such thing ever comes.

After all the arguments,
When his words strike you down,
Like lightning in some massive storm,
You learn to keep such pain to yourself,
Fearing that you will anger him once again,
As he sits on his throne,
Talking of boredom,
You try to be the court jester,
So that his fickle love does not leave once again

He does not hear...

I’ve written a lot of words about this love,
Written a song or two,
I gave everything and then some,
All for you,
Now I stand where I started
Back to square one,
I am not whole-hearted,
But when was I ever?
I thought I was made for you,
Now I don’t feel so clever,
In my own imperfect way,
I guess things are never what they seem,
I know now that it’s not okay to stay,

I was stubborn,
I dared to dream,
Of a love without sorrow,
Without angst,
Without tear-filled eyes,
Ah well, there is always tomorrow...

Let me fly,
But don’t lose hope,
Let me fly,
But don’t let go

My place is above the world,
Where I can be free as a bird,
Figuring out what goes on in this soul of mine,
Pondering that I am like no one else that I know,
I retreat to the skies,

We all have to go home sometime.

I have been in the world with you,
Not even noticing the time,
Not even glancing up at the sky,
Forgetting for a moment that I am an enigma,
A puzzle in a motion

You’ve done what no one else could,
Keeping a wild wolf by your side,
But every wolf has to wander on it’s own
Howling to the moon and stars,
Finding it’s center,
But always coming back home

Listen for my howls in the distance,
Letting you know that I’m okay,
Telling you that I love you,
Even though I stay away

Let me run,
But don’t lose hope,
Let me wander,
But don’t let go,

Past all the darkness and rain was the person I lost.
Now that I have been through it all,
I recaptured what I once lost,
and I am one step closer to freedom

My eyes are open,
My heart back in its rightful place,
Not waiting for anyone’s approval,
Living from moment to moment,
Looking for that wide open space

For a little while,
I forgot who I was,
Not knowing the power I had inside,
But it’s never too late,
To grab it,
To take it,
Pushing the cold world aside,

I loved,
Perhaps I lost,
But I found myself amongst it all,
I can breathe again,
I’m not afraid anymore,
Holding my head up,
Standing tall