At times I sit, and think of things lost and gone
After everything has calmed down,  
Everything that has been said and done
I see them all hovering by my head ghosts of things lost
I see them hovering away from my grasping fingers
I feel their heavy cost

Love so sweet kisses stolen in secret
Lost so quickly a heart broken laid down in defeat  
Hope so bright, light shining through the darkest night
Crushed cruelly snuffed out, a child’s broken kite
Trust given freely, at last the shield was laid down
Tossed into the sea of misery, left to down
Dreams flying free as strong as can be
Shot down by a jealous cannon to  fulfill the envious need  

I sit and I watch, I remember and my heart I clutch
A tear falls from my eye, as I remember all the lies
But then I rise, I move to watch the sunrise
The past is dead and I have paid my price  
I stand and I welcome the sunrise.