anyway (Song Lyrics)

we're not the beautiful people
except in each other's eyes
time draws us together
away from the stunning lies
that people tell each other
to trap a mate for life
if you say that you love me
I won't demand to be your wife

a thread exists between us
a fine gossimer strand
that brings our thoughts so close
enough to touch each other's hands
yet we exist in tandem
without so much as by your leave
can love go on forever
if we no longer try to believe

how can you feel
what I try to conceal
I don't care
how you wear your hair
even if it's no longer there
it's the heart that matters anyway

is it an animal passion
or a higher form of truth
that brings us close together
so far away from our youth
why does happiness elude us
tricking our thoughts with those lies
that countless lovers encounter
reducing them to angry eyes

do I have a right to tell you
all the thoughts that you inspire
I'm afraid that you'd run for cover
if I tell you of my love's fire
so I sit alone with my words
and never call out your name
but I often stop to wonder
if you feel exactly the same

how can you feel
what I try to conceal
I don't care
how you wear your hair
even if it's no longer there
it's the heart that matters anyway

©2006 Cynthia Bage