I recalled a memory today
that felt like a dream,
so distant from it was I
that I could have been freed,

Yet tied by a string
like a June-bug in May
I was compelled by
my visit to remain in
Stockholm

Kept right by your side
as you were tight in my
heart, but with all your
attention I could've sworn
we'd taken a trip to
Lima Bay-

but what was it you said
the night that you left-
"I'll love you always,"
still I'm the one who chose to stay.