Don't Say Good-bye

It's Graduation day today

When summer ends you'll be on your way

It's hard to believe it's gone so fast

And all of our memories fall into the past

It amazes me to think of next year

Going to classes without having you near

Things won't be the same without you around

And I can't let go of the friendship I've found



So laugh with me; don't say goodbye

Let's stop searching for answers to why

Time moves slow when it should go fast

But speeds so quickly to the day I'll see you last

Could we have just one more year?

Perhaps we could stay forever here

Because the future is blurry; it scares me to see

What life has in store for you and for me



So hit the breaks for a moment; ease up off the gas

Because I don't wanna spend life looking to the past

Let's wait for a moment and take it all in

If we can't then this is a race I don't want to win

I've got all I need with you at my side

So slow down a little; let's try to decide

How we can stretch these moments on

And try to stop the approaching dawn



But in the end; life goes on

And one of these days I know you'll be gone

All I can say is, on that day

When you leave me to find your way

On your own; wherever you roam

I hope you always find your way home

And there I'll be waiting for you, my friend

Just because we're apart doesn't mean this has to end.



For the Graduating Seniors

One Tear Falls

One tear falls; I wipe away before they see

Before they get the chance to see the weakness inside of me

Because of my pride it is so difficult to reveal

It's so hard to show anyone, how I really feel



The heart in my chest may be breaking in two

But you won't ever see me shed a tear or cry in front of you

So I'll bury my feelings deep down inside again

They could resurface but I don't know where or when



I am scared of nothing but I always feel afraid

And from their critical eyes, I am trying to evade

Keeping what lies within me right where it belongs

Speaking to no one of my sad and lovely songs



I wanted to feel nothing and this wish is coming true

That's what happens when I try to hide myself away from you

I guess should feel sadder, now that I am turning numb

But when offered a life unfeeling, it's so easy to succumb



The pain is gone away now but the joy has left me too

I move about like a shadow with my vision all askew

This isn't what I wanted if I could I would feel fear

But I can't so what I'll shed for you is one small, simple tear.

Midnight Soft

Midnight soft is how I love you

Like a secret in the night

Moonlight sweet is how I need you

Whether it be wrong or right



When it's dark outside I hold you

And I'm not ashamed to say

That my heart's longing to touch you

But so quickly comes the day

And as quickly you are gone

When my sky turns pale and light

We are never the same at dawn

As we were that very night



With night time comes my dreams

And I suppose that's what you are

But underneath the moonbeams

I know you're never far

Still when day comes you leave

And I die a little inside

The sun and I are left to grieve

For the moon's love will not bide



On your violin, I watch you play

A tune of love untold

But with sunrise comes the day

And soon the song turns cold

Then all day I lie in waiting

For the sun to fade from view

And as the sunlight starts abating

I make my way to you



Now I've had a revelation

One day I'll let you see

It's not my imagination

And it's not fantasy

One night I will reveal

A love you've never known

I'll prove that what I feel is real

And stop loving on my own



Midnight soft is how I love you

Whether it be day or night

Moonlight sweet is how I need you

In darkness or the light.

About God, the Ocean & the Moon

Each night I look up to the sky

And see the Lord in every star

But for some reason, I know not why

I find him not in the moon afar

I see a face but he looks cold

Up in space the time he bides

Near the ocean rocks so old

Ever changing with the tides

God, for me, does not waver

Like the moon does every night

To me, God is my bless'd savior

An always constant shinning light

But, somehow, it's different now

The closest star seems distant

And though the sun will not allow

My moon turns to a crescent

I move quickly against the waves

Others come but I must go

Past all the people the Lord saves

If I'm one the sun will show

Its futile whispering prayers to the moon

The man speaks not to me

For the night is gone too soon

And then the moon must flee

I realize I am like that sphere

So weary, dark and low

And only when the sun is near

Am I allowed to glow

I revolve around the earth

As the earth goes round the sun

From the moment of my birth

And until my life is done

I'm not afraid of the sea anymore

With the current I am intune

As I wonder, on this distant shore,

About God, the ocean and the moon

Faded Friendships

Childhood friendships dwindle away so fast

Caught beneath the dead hand of the past

It fades like the photos on our shelves

With no one left to blame but ourselves



We didn't know what we'd had until it was gone

And it breaks my heart to see you so withdrawn

Did I ever tell you how sorry I feel?

And all of this, now, seems so unreal



I wish I had been a better friend

But I was too young to comprehend

The terror inside your mind and delve

Into the dark shadows, I was only twelve.



I look at you now and wish I had been there

Perhaps I could lift you from your despair

The loss of childhood, come too soon

As we slept beneath the cold, full moon



There's a wall between us that I can't tear down

So I can save you before you drown

In your thoughts so dreary and dark

By being the lantern; a distant spark.



Is there's nothing I can do for you now?

Lost friend, if there is please tell me how

Because I miss the way we used to be

When you would smile and hold hands with me



But those days are gone forever it seems

For you are haunted by your dreams

And I was too immature to understand

Instead of running I should've held your hand

These are the Good Old Days

These days nostalgia is lost on me

I live for now instead of what will be

Too happy to look back on yesterday

I wish we could stay forever this way

Such beautiful moments go by too fast

Seconds, minutes and hours slip past

Until all are gone; the day will end

Knowing tomorrow you'll still be my friend

Together up to the stars we gaze

Singing, "These are the good old days"



When I'm with you I'm never judged

I'm beside you when my makeups smudged

My hairs in a mess and my jeans are torn

Others look at me to frown and scorn

But you stand by and hold my hand

I can always count on you to understand

But the sand keeps falling in the hour glass

And what is now, too soon will pass

Years will speed by, leaving us in a daze

All the while singing, "These are the good old days"



The time of our parting draws on apace

So I'll smile with you and save your place

Forever if need be until you come home

From wherever it is you've chosen to roam

And though these tears may fall from my eyes

I always knew we'd have to say our goodbyes

I have no regrets though it hurts me so

To look back on so long ago

So one last time, under the sun's warm rays,

We'll be singing, "These are the good old days"







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