A love I could not save
Before you my life was empty
and I could only dream your face
My world lacked for your beauty
your honesty and Grace
And willingly I waited
believing it was true
Never needing them to tell me then
to know that it was you
To hear you share your story
Of a life of joy and pain
It's sews the seeds of change in me
I fear I'll never be the same
When thinking of tomorrow
when I have left and gone away
And how I will never find the words in time
to change my mind and stay
What I'm left with are my memories
of how I held you in my arms
and how with just one kiss that felt like bliss
did me such lasting harm
Why we cannot be together
Is a cross that I must bare
And so I'm filled with sadness still
much like that cross you wear
I hope you find your passion
and with time you might forgive
And with your grace find me a place
in your thoughts where I might live
For I've made my choice to hold you
forever in my heart
And though not allowed to see it now
I know there we'll never part
Understand this is my burden
That I will carry to my grave
for the truth I fear has made me aware
Of a love I could not save