Not so long ago, there was you and I
What happened, we thought would never be...

I looked at all the things
you have given me...

Backpacks aren't always a pretty sight to see
Especially when they are left outside the door...

It was the image of the sunset
flickering in your eyes...

The past seems only yesterday
It's hard to believe what slept away...

A child born on Christmas Eve
His mother died the minute he lived...

The night was gray and musky
Streetlights glowed fumingly...

He never had the courage to tell
How he felt about her...

I thought it would forever be
Just you and me...

For a moment, I feel lost in his embrace
Everything in the world I hold dear...

I caught a swallow
Placed it in a cage...

This is the day I drop everything
To look back on my life...