It takes courage
To live honestly
Within your means,
And not dishonestly
On the means of others.
It takes courage
To be a REAL man or a TRUE woman,
To hold fast to your ideals
When it causes you
To be looked upon
As strange and peculiar.
It takes courage
To be talked about,
And remain silent,
When a word would justify you
In the eyes of others,
But which you dare not speak
Because it would injure another.
It takes courage
To refuse to do something
That is wrong
Although everyone else
May be doing it
With attitudes as carefree
As a summer song.
I know I didn’t do so well
The little time I had.
But though I’ve lost my only dream,
I’m still crazy about you.
You were the first real date for me,
And I made my mistakes.
But though I’ve paid a bitter price,
I’m still crazy about you.
How much is a love like mine
Worth to you right now?
Other guys might know the ropes,
But I’m still crazy about you.
So what if you would be a little
Crazy, too, like me?
And go for it just one more time,
‘Cause I’m . . . well, you already know.
I know you have been hurt
But you’ve also been there for me
Wish I couldn’t see or feel
Your needs I could heal so easily
My pain hurts so much
I know where you’ve been
If I could only have one wish
It would be for you to let me in
We will both sit and wait
Until our hearts grow old
I can only pray and hope
One day I’ll be the one you hold
Of all the times that we could be
I think that you and I
Could have had a real chance
I think it was meant to be
Over times we’ve both changed
Our kids have gone too
Still live our separate ways
Can’t help but look back on all the olden days
It’s many years later, still wondering why
We never did it, we never did try
Life is so precious and much too short
To both live like this, both with a broken heart
My love, I have tried with all my being
to grasp a form comparable to thine own,
but nothing seems worthy;
I know now why Shakespeare could not
compare his love to a summer’s day.
It would be a crime to denounce the beauty
of such a creature as thee,
to simply cast away the precision
God had placed in forging you.
Each facet of your being
whether it physical or spiritual
is an ensnarement
from which there is no release.
But I do not wish release.
I wish to stay entrapped forever.
With you for all eternity.
Our hearts, always as one
I give you a piece of my heart
To remind you I’m here for you…
No matter if we are far apart,
Our friendship will always be true.
I give you a piece of my soul,
A part of me reserved for you…
Hold it dearly and don’t let it go,
No matter what you do!
Whether it’s a bright and happy day
Or you’re troubled and struggling to smile…
Remember the special piece of my heart
That reaches you across the miles!