I'm not going to rhyme just to say I love you
I'm going to say it without any ornaments
The lights burn out, the tree gets put out
But there I go, saying it another way
Than the way I want it to be

I dream of you but I have to wake up now
The only way you will know is my voice
Yeah I said it and it was so hard to do
Now I have to wait while you hesitate
And wonder how this **** poem ends

Only you can be a fantasy to me
You have no idea what you’ve done
I’m afraid to show you the colors
But inside my heart you paint

I am the only eye upon you
No, it’s true I know where to look
But it’s only when they are closed
And your breath is upon my life

It seems we live a life of regret
It’s what might have been
You're with someone else
Now I'm thinking about sin
But how can I ever forget?

Maybe I just want to make it up
Maybe I just want to live what I see
Yes I really want you to know
That my memory of you is real

It seems we live a life of regret
It’s what might have been
You're with someone else
Now I'm thinking about sin
But how can I ever forget?

You gave yourself away
But only to yourself
You've built a life
And every possibility exists

If you gave it to me
How can I be all of that
Why would the world exist
If I am the only one?

You cannot know me
Cleverness is like perfume
The aroma is not life
It is only to trick your mind

I know every emotion
The same as you
I throw them in the air
But I always drop them

Being alone is a fortress
My voice intrudes
It is naked with purpose
You must consider its strength

Is it all to much
A violin changes your feeling
I try to be soft but beautiful
A sound you cannot ignore

You wait for another soul
How long does a revelation take
If I cannot make you laugh
Is my kindness so worthless?

I cannot see the scarf you wear
I only know it hides your heart
Forever guarded by God's hand
Will I ever know its grace?

Don’t dry your eyes too soon
You feel more than we are able
It’s seems more than you can take
It’s like you pay the worlds debt
They said Jesus already tried once
He sent you because of all the hate

Don’t dry your eyes just for me
If it’s you then that’s what you should be
You wait by the bed while they sleep
I will wait until your heart has room for me

Don’t dry your eyes too soon
It’s never because you’re too weak
A cursed gift because you always care
You never wash your hands of it
Like sand pulling up the ocean blanket
Dripping with life you are always there

Don’t dry your eyes just for me
If it’s you then that’s what I want you to be
You always are the first one they see
I will wait until your heart has room for me

When I hear your voice
I start to climb the mountain
I can see the breath I lose
It gathers in valleys below
Green meadows of cool air

I will never hold you back
You will be as free as alone
You won’t notice me at all
But if you ever need me
I will waiting for you

I’m not everything
There is more to life
And if you find it
Then you can share it
So I may learn from you

Sometimes you worry
You think I don’t love you
Why would I let you fly away
The window was always open
I never closed it behind you

Walk to me now
Let me carry you
On the light of my life
It's far along the way
If you wish to stay

I want to tell you now
Read a page
It's open to you now
The book is outside
You don't have to hide

A shadow is too sad
You see that now
The hint, so much more
Love, don't keep it inside
Love, don't keep it inside

He was an old dog
But he had a few new tricks
He had some ways that were stuck
It wasn’t anything he couldn’t fix

He was back on the dating scene
And he’d been reading the news
He wondered if women had changed
He wondered if there were new rules

She wants to be equal
He’ll love her more than that
There’s no trick to it
Old school new school
He’s gonna’ love her more than that

He tried not to act too friendly
Lordy these ladies walk so fast
They’re in a hurry alright
They’re being chased by the past

He tipped his hat and smiled a little
It seemed he caught her eye
He felt his face get red a bit
She knew he was the right guy

He could stay home
And say the world passed him by
But love never gets old
It can still make him cry

She wants to be equal
He’ll love her more than that
There’s no trick to it
Old school new school
He’s gonna’ love her more than that