I was in love once it's true
and I told it to you
but you had your doubts
said I threw the words out
so I would not loose
that also was true

You said you could never love again
that we were better off as friends
death was to be her partner
and I was just the gardener
tending to her flowers
in her dwindling hours

life gives and it takes
our hearts love till they break

Then out of the blue
told me you met someone new
said you were in love
so I kicked up a fuss
asked what about us
that was the last that we spoke
some words they still choke

life gives and it takes
our hearts love then they break

Yet I still toiled and I prayed
not that you stayed
but that you were healthy and happy
I was just glad that you met me  
see I was in love once it's true
and that someone was you

life gives and it takes
our hearts love and they break

Now you have passed
but some things still last
as death is your partner
I will be your gardener
and tend to your grave
with these poems I have made

for life gives and it takes
our hearts don't make mistakes.