you found yourself
when you lost me
you found your soul
when you gave mine
back to me

i did not know you were gone
until I stood there
holding my little bag of lies
by the side of the road
and nowhere to go
but away from you

you never told me
your heart was dead
all the thoughts
in your head
they never betrayed
the pain that lived there

for you were ever so gracious
thoughtful and kind
and you never could hurt me
with your wounded mind

for years you suffered
with me all but asleep
as you picked through the remains
for shadows to throw away
and shadows to keep

o my love it’s all right
this night shall dissolve
into day
and our years together
like waves on a beach
shall quietly
wash away

they never promised us eternity
we had no keys to the gate
you and i
walked down a road
and it came to an end
that is all