Michelle


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          I don't want to hurt you
          But I don't want to lie
          I can't help but love you
          And I can't help but cry.

          So many things ran through my mind
          When we were apart
          "Did I do something terribly wrong?"
          "Did I break your heart?"
          Rising in the morning
          Was the hardest thing to do
          Because every day that started
          I had to face without you.
          Now you say you want me back
          Now you say you care
          But what about the lonely nights
          When you were not there?
          What about the tears I held
          Deep within my pride
          What about losing forever
          And going insane inside?
          Deep within my madness
          Love has passed away
          Died without my knowing
          In an unmarked bitter grave.
          I searched, my dear
          Constantly searching for my love
          Or at least the remains that haunted me
          And all I had memories of.
          Walks along the levee
          Picnics in the park
          Dining out together
          Parking at the bar...
          Everywhere I went
          And everything I tried
          I couldn't stop thinking
          About you and I.
          You don't know the hurt
          Or the madness in my mind.
          You don't know the things I did
          Just to pass the time
          Or how hard it was
          Just to make it through the day.
          No, you never even called
          To see if I was okay.
          Meanwhile the madness
          Caused me to feel pain and all alone
          It forced me to fall out of love
          And made my mind its home.
          So I cannot go back,
          Not to where I've been
          To be in love with you
          I will never know again.

          I don't want to hurt you
          But I don't want to cry
          I realized I'll love you
          Until the day I die.