That year fate would test him
first taking his best friend
illness swept in second
knocked him down again
then he lie there thinking
what's wrong with this old heart
one last thing came stinging
to rip his world apart
the love he had was leaving
he knew not what to do
he just sat there grieving
he'd thought their love was true
He'd had his share of crying
still worried about his heart
he spent each new day trying
not to fall apart
He wandered through the daytime
to stunned to even think
not ready for the evenings
without a few stiff drinks
He woke this morning sadly
still quiet and alone
wanting oh so badly
someone to call his own
it's not like they aren't out there
it's not like he's so bad
just a bit of doubt where
his heart lie broke and sad
He'd find someone lovely
when it was again his time
meanwhile he just sits there
waiting for a sign
the only time it hurts him
is when he thinks of her
of times they spent together
when life had seemed so sure
His broken heart would mend
the loneliness will fade
he finds ways to stay a friend
to the one who got away
he can't regret a single thing
nor covet the lost tears
he'd rather appreciate
how deeply
they'd loved for all those years
Still in all his anguish
and misery these days
he'd found a way to vanquish
all but the worst of pain
he'd think of his baby
the one she'd given him
knowing he'd go crazy
if they had never been
He'd rather go through all this pain
than never see her eyes again
that first time that they laughed and played
and all his future plans were made
around that darling little child
who once upon a summer day
forever stole his heart away
with
nothing
but
a smile
