Jason C. Roberts
The
Last Goodbye
We
were together the other day,
Our
last day together it was.
I
had other things to do,
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I
thought you would not mind.
You
knew not to worry, I’d be right back,
In
just an hour or two.
As
I left I had no knowledge,
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The
one soon leaving was you.
But
when I finally returned for you,
I
could only look on and on.
You’re
gone forever now from me,
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And
part of me is gone.
The
days are dark, the nights are long,
Oh
how my sick heart cries!
I
yearn for you, and only you,
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Until
my heart pauses, and dies.
On
my grave, on top of the hill,
A
dark red rose now lies.
From
beyond death’s reach I look and see,
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Your
sorrowful, beautiful eyes.
You
came to visit after all this time,
The
rose you brought for me.
I
was now forgiven by you,
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At
peace, my soul will now be.
To
all of you who’ve found true love,
Nurture
it and never lie!
Heed
this warning from a poor, dead soul,
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This
poor, dead soul ‘tis I.
A Life-Long Love
Our
friendship started as a friend of a friend,
Each
other we didn’t know.
But
as we talked more and more,
Much
closer did we grow.
We
had no loves in our lives,
Neither
of us two.
But
little did I know that soon,
My
love would pull to you.
The
more we were together,
The
more that I was sure.
I
love you more than ever now,
More
than the day before.
Our
love became much stronger,
With
every passing day.
For
you to make me happier,
There’s
only one known way.
I
told you that I loved you,
And
without you I couldn’t live.
You
told me that you loved me too,
Your
heart to me you’d give.
I
asked you, “Would you marry me?”,
A
tear rolled from your eye.
Now
forever would we be,
Together,
you and I.
We
were married one fine day,
The
most wonderful day of my life.
I
was so happy that I cried,
You
were now my wife.
From
time to time, I think back,
To
when we were just friends.
That
was fifty years ago,
We’ve
grown so much since then.
I
can’t imagine how my life would’ve been,
Without
you by my side,
Your
love has meant so much to me,
Without
it, I would have died.
The Last Goodbye
- Revised
We
were together a long time ago,
Our
last time together, back then.
You
thought I had some things to do,
And
I would be back again.
Deep
down I knew I wouldn’t return,
I
just couldn’t face up to the truth.
I
had lied to you once too much,
More
lies than ever in my youth.
You
knew not to worry, I’d be right back,
In
just an hour or two.
But
as I left I had no knowledge,
The
one soon leaving was you.
My
leaving upset you far too much,
For
you to stay around.
You
packed your bags and left our home,
And
would never again be found.
I
realized I was wrong for leaving you there,
Much
joy had you put in my life.
I
had to now face the truth,
I
was wrong for leaving my wife.
But
then, when I returned for you,
I
could only look on and on.
You’re
gone forever now from me,
And
part of me is gone.
The
days are dark, the nights are long,
Oh
how my sick heart cries!
I
yearn for you, and only you,
Until
my heart pauses, and dies.
On
my grave, on top of the hill,
A
dark red rose now lies.
From
beyond death’s reach I look and see,
Your
sorrowful, beautiful eyes.
You
came to visit after all this time,
The
rose you brought for me.
I
was now forgiven by you,
At
peace, my soul will now be.
It’s
far too late for us to return,
To
our long gone earlier ways.
If
we had not been such incredible fools,
We’d
still be together today.
To
all of you who’ve found true love,
Nurture
it and never lie!
Heed
this warning from a poor, dead soul,
This
poor, dead soul ‘tis I.
The Drifter
Sometimes
I wonder what life is about,
And
it makes me feel very perplexed.
One
thing I’ve learned and will never forget,
We
don’t know what will happen next.
Alone
I am driving down this dark desert road,
Alone
as I have always been.
My
name is the Drifter, a lonely soul,
On
the back stretch of life again.
I
always thought I knew what I wanted,
In
life, in love, and my soul.
But
as I travel this long, rough road,
I’m
constantly hitting every hole.
This
road is like life, so short or so long,
We
don’t know which it will be.
But
as I drive, I see the similarities,
This
road is very much like me.
The
days are my good times, the nights are my bad,
The
ditch, a place to turn around.
The
turns are the roads I could have taken,
For
another destination to be found.
The
signs are clues to my unknown future,
And
what may lie ahead.
The
construction zones are a constant reminder,
Of
the road I should’ve taken instead.
The
hills and valleys are my ups and downs,
The
bridges, the problems I’ve crossed.
The
curves, my sense of right and wrong,
A
breakdown, the battles I’ve lost.
Fuel
is the inspiration that keeps life rolling,
For
some it’s money or fame.
For
me, it’s the love I had in my youth,
But
keeping her was an impossible game.
So
now I drift from place to place,
Searching
for a love like her.
But
no matter who I shall ever meet,
It
would never be like we were.
Alone
I drive down this dark desert road,
The
Drifter, forever I’ll be.
But
if I had it to do over again,
Together,
would be you and me.
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