For Janet Wherever She May Be

For Janet Wherever She May Be

She used to laugh at all my jokes; I thought we'd never part,
And as she laughed, I learned to care, and gave away my heart,
But now the laughter's turned to tears, as from her mind I fade,
I hope her new love's what she wants, and worth the price I've
paid.

I used to tell her all the time that nothing stays the same,
But I never thought her love would die, and I would be to blame,
I tried to tell her how I cared, but crippled by my past,
The words just never seemed to come, until the very last.

My love for her has grown so strong though hers has almost gone,
I'm struggling now to find the will, to live and carry on,
Whilst she loves, as only she knows how, and my heart feels
betrayed,
I hope he's worthy of her love, and worth the price I've paid.

I still see the look upon her face as in my arms she lay,
Her body warm and close to mine, now seems so far away,
She's lying now with someone new, as from me she has strayed,
But he'll never love her as I do, he's not worth the price I
paid.

And maybe someday she will think of things that might have been,
When her love for me, made me a King, and mine for her a Queen,
They say that true love finds a way, but no one knows for sure,
Why some hearts burst with joy and love, and others just feel
sore.

The loneliness now chills my soul, the pain's too much to bear,
I'd trade my life, my everything, if she would only care,
The way she did before her love for me began to die,
And I didn't know the price of love, that the cost would be so
high.

Now all I have are memories to help me through the years,
She says that she's found happiness, she doesn't count my tears,
I fought and lost the hardest fight, to keep her love I played,
The game that all men have to play, and pay the price I paid.

And as my time slips slowly by; my lamp burns ever low,
I'll think on all the things I've learned, and things I've yet to
know,
And if my time I could re-live, without mistakes I made,
There'd be no need to feel this pain, nor pay the price I've
paid.

Monday 20th. November 2000