As I Lay Here

As I lay here, the world cold and grey

You told me, wait one more day

I look to the sky, late at night

Wishes unfulfilled, lost the will to fight

Fate pursued blind

No stars in the sky to find

The train makes one last stop

I get on, no more battles to be fought

But I dreamed vivid dreams

You were there, standing beside me

Days became months became years

Love turned to hate turned to tears

Out the window, I stare

I wonder, will she still be there?

After all this time gone

Can I right this one last wrong?

My days, gone by

His words, were they a lie?

One last journey, I walk alone

My youth lost to time, I can’t atone

I walked that familiar path

Here I remember, where I made her laugh

So close, I need to see her smile

Then I will know, it was all worthwhile

I stare at the ceiling

Pain, too familiar a feeling

My life slipping away

A shadow appears above and says

Tell me. Can you hear me?

How I missed you dearly

The days crawled by, not flew

My love, I am here with you

My darling, I thought you were lost

I spoke to you every night, no matter the cost

I never forgot you, even if I tried

My love for you, I couldn’t hide

I will carry you now, rest peacefully my dear

We’ll walk together, always near

I’m glad I waited one more day

In your heart, forever, I’ll stay