I could have--song lyrics

I could have loved you
if we had only met
but fate was unkind
and left me with regrets
of a love that could have been
or at least the best of friends
now that you've gone
no one to carry on

I could have been true
if we had but embraced
we could have been in tune
had we met face to face
but there is no way that we could
have a sense we understood
our similarities
without disparities

but your spirit did transcend
this mortal coil
now your body's put to rest
returned to soil
yet my love for you has grown
more than you had ever known
this cruel synchronicity
prevented harmony

I could have held you
in open loving arms
but God's plans differed
and I escaped your charms
now my soul has lost it's mate
I learned of you far too late
true love prevented
your soul's trascended

it could have been so grand
I would have held your hand
perhaps I'll see you in the promised land

©2006 Cynthia Bage