I know that I did hurt you,
So now I'll explain why,
Though I realize it comes too late,
As many years have since passed by,
But you deserve an explanation,
Even though you have moved on,
But thoughts of you remain with me,
Repeating like my favorite song.
I broke your heart not just once,
Perhaps even countless times,
But I swear that when we were together,
There wasn't any lies,
You asked me why I left you,
I told you I didn't know,
At the time I didn't realize,
Years would pass before the why was known.
We were so young at the time,
And you were nothing but kind,
Whispering your sweet promises,
But inside I was terrified.
Terrified I didn't deserve you,
Terrified you would leave,
Terrified that I couldn't love you,
The way you deserved to be.
That's why I left you,
I was a coward and I was scared,
And you were the first person,
Who seemed to truly care,
I had never seen true love,
Right before my eyes,
So I didn't recognize it,
Until it had passed me by.
As I look up at the stars at night,
I know there will always be a part,
That you will forever hold,
Deep within my heart,
I know this as surely as I know,
That each day the sun will rise,
Until the moon will come,
To chase it from the sky.
