every other time
*
I took you for an angel with your grace.
One smile from you and I forget my place;
That’s all it takes.
And if, for your affections, I would vie,
Tell me, would it do me any good to try
To make you stay?
Or would you walk away?
I dream of ways to sweep you off your feet-
don’t wanna know the failure I could meet,
‘cause every other time I look at you,
I fear my best-laid plans are falling through .
**
I’m running from the voices in my head-
-they tell me I should run from you instead .
But I can’t yet.
Say that I’m a fool to stand my ground,
But wiser men than me have fallen down;
I won’t pretend
I know more than them
I dream of ways to tell you how I feel;
So what if I’m the ground beneath your wheels-
If my best-laid plans have all but fallen through,
Then what have I to lose by telling you?
***
I took you for an angel with your grace.
I penciled in the lines I can’t erase.
-so familiar
Now I can’t dry the tears upon your face-
When hope has left me here with my mistakes.
Oh Cecilia,
I lost my way.
So many words I wish I’d said to you,
but Life is short and chances here are few;
‘cause time is one thing I cannot renew – The best laid plans are falling, falling through…
(I dream of ways to sweep you off your feet-
don’t wanna know the failure I could meet,
‘cause every other time I look at you,
I swear my finest dreams are coming true.)
