I sit by the wayside

Watching you walk along

Hand in your pocket

Smile on your face

Whistling out a song

As you walk on by me

You give me a glance and grin

You stop and talk to me awhile

And make me feel happy within

When at last the time comes

When sadly we must part

You give me a kiss

And a wistful glance

As you walk away from me

There is only one thing that I start to see

That in your hand

Walking away

You have something very dear to me

Though I've only known you

For this very short time

Somehow when I wasn't looking

You reached down deep inside me

Way down past my soul

You got past the wall that I built around it

And took my heart for your very own.

Although my words and thoughts and actions

May have spun another web

The truth that lies within my soul

Will tell a different story instead

The tale that you will read there

Is one of hurt and love

For as you walk away from me

Unaware of the treasure you hold

My heart is what you hold in your hand

And while it still feels

It is more precious than gold

And with each step you take away

Another tear forms in my eye

Water from my crying soul

All due to the stolen heart

You don't know that you hold