When I was young, young love I found.
It reached my soul, it was my ground.
Hard years passed, that love has died.
Now life's a struggle, loneliness my bride.
I look in the mirror, dead eyes look back
Betraying the good life, before my heart cracked.
The smile I wear, it hides my tears
But it's a lie to myself, denying the wasted years.
I've tried to be honest, to not live a lie
But love has passed me by, and I struggle with the why.
If only I'd listened, to the many who tried
But I always knew better, and so now I simply wait to die.
Hiding in the shadows of my former life
it's all gone now, my heart crushed by a wife.
Hoping one day, I will find my peace,
but how can one person, kill all belief?
Regardless of all, I still hope beyond reason
that I will know love, in this my final season.
If God should grant me, this simple prayer
I promise that this time, I'll treat it with care.