I Cannot Have You

You smile across the room and I know that I love you

But you don't smile at me; I know I cannot have you

What a merciless torment; when I see you everyday

Wanting to touch you, to love you in every way

A million and one scenarios, dancing through my mind

Of your lips; a tender kiss, our hearts and souls entwined

But each glance is like heartbreak, when you look but never see

The love my heart holds for you, the wreck you've made of me

Against all reason and right judgment, I'm sure I love just you

And it tears me up inside because now I know I cannot have you



So leave me to wallow in all the pain you've made

And I will just continue on and live this masquerade

I really need to wash away, all these fantasies and dreams

Because what lies beneath the surface is never what it seems

In some ways I've always known, you were out of reach

But there's something about my heart I could never teach

And you'll never know, the passion and love that you missed

The devotion that I've felt for you, an infatuation I can't resist

It seemed so easy at first; without you I still loved you

But it's so complicated now; I know I cannot have you