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so it comes to this between you and me
a corner booth and warm cup of coffee
i look at myself from your empty eyes
a tree that secretly wants to fly
i whisper goodbye to the fleeing birds
you quote these rumors i haven’t heard
turn to the window, i can’t see the stars
just lights flickering over parked cars
your voice is a ringing telephone
right now i wish to be left alone
all i remember is the night you and i
sat on the grass staring up at the sky
the moon peeked through a cloudy wall
the night you and i, we felt so small
we were two needles lost in a haystack
i gave you my heart, now you hand it back
you drop your spoon, it hits the cup
maybe you’re trying to make me look up
but my eyes are turned mournfully low
as i wait for you to go
you offer no reason, not even a lie
you cast no blame that i can deny
searching for words, you look at the ceiling
i wonder if love is only a feeling
what i’ve found will not easily die
you seem content with a tearful goodbye
if i see you again, do i walk the other way?
stand in the corner thinking of something to say?
i’m letting you choose where forever ends
why not let you tell me when we can be friends
now i nod and smile, and say i understand
just so you’ll let go of my hand
i won’t i speak of love anymore because
i’m not sure if it ever was
but watching you walk out to your car
i whisper “farewell” to my falling star
April 1st, 2002
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we’ve watched these ships set sail from shore
happy, frail, and searching for more
sometimes the waves pull them apart
two pulled from the wreckage of one broken heart
God, we’re scared to venture out to sea
what if we miss what’s meant to be
so many ships never make it home
are we better off here alone?
but you hear the whispers my soul speaks
you know i need your strength, i’m weak
God, Your love – never goes away
why is it so hard to make ours stay?
such a fragile thing you’ve given us here
hearts that ache and break and want to near
we toss around love like it’s ok to fail
but you loved enough to take the nails
so many promises turn out as lies
we follow our hearts till we realize
we don’t stop searching for something new
even though we found it all in You
i want the love that only you give
unconcerned with the life i live
a love beyond anything i do
a love that never breaks in two
November 25th, 2000
I wrote this while in love with a girl I worked with who’d always be reading books on the job
Listen to “All I Can Say”
i’ve got so much to say
i don’t want to give it away with a look
but she always has her nose
stuck in that damn book
so i’m quiet till the right time
but everyday just seems wrong
screw the timing, i speak up
to find she’s gone
so i’ll wait till tomorrow i guess
maybe then i’ll know what’s best
i wish it could have been today
i wish – is all i can say
she left me alone and lonely
almost in mid-sentence
i can say it’s no matter of mine
but my shield is showing dents
so i write it all down
and plan to give it to her
but it carries a promise
i know i can’t deliver
well maybe things will be better with me
when i finally learn to set her free
December 31st, 1999
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my eyes are closed but they don’t make
the world around me disappear
all of the twists – all of the chances
and i had to end up here
no man can hoard all of his feelings
and cover his vulnerable heart
still there’s that shame in falling
so we hide it from the start
but she – she was almost worth the risk
i saw her as no other
and now – she confesses her feelings
she loves me – like her brother?
her words carry off in an echo
like some punishment that i deserve
cause i had hoped to tell her
but i never had the nerve
and i’m stuck here with a smile
though i know that it’s our end
cause one things for sure -if we won’t be more
we will have to be less (than) friends
our conservation has ended
but we think of some reason to stay
over the phone – so close
so far away
December 3rd, 1999
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i know a man
knows where he is
knows where he’s going
all he can see is his
we got to talking
bout how lifes a blur
he says, “boy, time flies”
i said, “sir, yes, sir”
funny, i thought him happy
now he seems so real
never thought i’d say
i know how he feels
i know this guy
the coolest of the cool
always plays the hero
never acts the fool
and then he says her name
it all falls out of place
what is that, frustration
cast upon his face?
funny, i thought him happy
now he seems so real
never thought i’d say
i know how he feels
i know this girl
always a laugh and smile
never far from home
though she went the extra mile
we can talk of futures
but things aren’t as they seem
though she looks content
she sleeps with the wildest dreams
funny, i thought her happy
now she seems so real
never thought i’d say it
but i know how she feels
December 2nd, 1999
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