You took my hand and lead me away,
past the clock and through night free,
out to the hideaway where the sleepless wandered,
we sat in the dark, under a tree-
Roots winding past our sneakers,
wet grass and muddied debris,
and stars meld into streetlights,
far past under the tree-
You took me into your arms,
you spoke so quietly,
but i'll never tell you that I heard,
every word, under that tree-
_I know you said you loved me_