Our Life Together by Rich Herrick

Our Life Together

You came to me one summer's night
a gentle spirit so full of life.
You made my loneliness and sorrow flee
that cherished night you spent with me.

You warmed my heart with your special touch
oh how one night changed me so much,
I thought love could never reach my heart
but you charmed me from the very start.

I became so addicted to you
but feared my dreams would not come true.
Then you pledged your love to me
and said that we would forever be.

We spent each passing day together
oh God, I prayed, let it be forever.
I've searched for you my entire life
the one to someday be my wife.

The joy you brought put my mind at ease
I knew you were all I'd ever need.
Mv soul would soar when you were near
and I knew I had nothing to fear.

We lived and shared our lives as one.
At love's game I thought I'd finally won.
I was never happier than that time
you said that you would be mine.

I loved your smell and the touch of your skin.
Your eyes were such they'd draw me in.
Your hair was the loveliest I'd ever seen.
Oh God, how beautiful your were to me.

But then my life was turned around,
and my heart was driven down.
Your love for me had passed with time,
and you would no longer be mine.

I watched in sorrow as you turned away,
and left my life that day.
I bowed my head and cried in pain,
for I knew it'd never be the same.

Mv life became empty and my heart became black.
My only obsession was to get you back.
But you no longer needed the likes of me,
so my only recourse was to let you be.

My life is now silent and dark.
My love has once again missed its mark.
The loneliness and sorrow had come back,
the night I sat and watched you pack.