I wish I was strong enough to make you happy
I know all about you
How you’ve been hurt
The things you worry about
But I saw how I made you smile
And for a moment we were in that place
Our lives were together
And you became someone new

I wish I was weak enough to need you
I’ve learned to be alone
With my thoughts
And my dreams
But I saw how we could be
And I miss being that way
With a lover
Who knows how to be true

I wish we both knew how to love
Like birds flying together
Instead of alone in a cage
We could be free
But our fears remain
And our gift remains unopened
So we look at the paper and ribbons
And wonder who to give it to