THE BOX


I went to visit her today
And I realized the seasons had changed again
Standing there between the bare maple trees
I thought of the box marked 'memories'
That I could never bring myself to open
After she was gone

Laying the flowers at her feet
I said one last goodbye
And as I walked back down that old road
I tried to think of the things I would say
If she were here with me now
Oh, did she really ever know?

Sitting in the attic
Holding on to the box, I cried
For I remembered the day she sealed it up
She said we would open it when we grew old
And as I watched her put it away
She turned around to say, "I'll always love you"

I took her in my arms and held her tight
When she smiled up at me
For there were no words to describe
How I felt at that moment
And now, missing her so much
I wished she were here to hold once again

Laid inside the box were souvenirs
Long forgotten to me
A little stuffed bear I had won for her
On our first date together
A guitar pick and an old shirt of mine
She used to love to wear

Dried roses and cards
Brought back glimpses of her
Letters full of promises
And pictures that made me smile
At last I picked up her diary
Kept since she was a child

Scattered dates and tales of growing up
I saw a side that I never knew
She had written about the day we had met
When she was just sixteen years old
And how she felt it in her heart
That I was the only one for her

The final entry she had made
Were the words of a love song
It was the one I had sung to her
On the day we were married
And as I read each line, there was no doubt
That she had always believed in me.







MY LYIN' HEART


I could hear every tear
That slipped down her cheek
Fall to the pillow
Where she laid her head

I hated to see her cry
But I listened to every one
When she turned away
And tried to hide the pain

Another late night again
And I promised myself
I wouldn't lie to her this time
As I walked out the door

Now the words I'm sorry
Would never make it right
I've left her here alone
Too many times before

She said I wasn't the man
That she needed me to be
And her love light didn't shine
As brightly any more

By the silence that followed
I knew she was sure
That my lyin' heart
Had finally broken hers.







HONESTLY


As he walked away...
   I watched him go,
   And I couldn't help but think,
   I still loved him so.

As he walked away...
   I remember how,
   He never looked back,
   He just turned around.

As he walked away...
   He broke my heart,  
   But he won't ever see,
   Now that we're apart.

As he walked away...
   I could honestly see,
   It was the best thing,
   That ever happened to me.
   
   

   

















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