iF i COULD TELL YOU Written for my ex-boyfriend. I wrote it after watching a TV show in which a female character remarked something like "You don't know how much it hurts to like someone without them knowing." And thus is true. Written July 1, 2002.

If I Could Tell You

If I could tell you
Just one thing
And have you hear me
Just one time,
I would tell you
How much I miss you
And how much I wish
That you were mine.
What we had was special
What we had was real
What we had was golden
And this is how I feel:
On days like today,
I see the couples
And inside I want to cry.
I wish that were us again
I wish that we were us again
I wish that you loved me again
And so I sit and cry.
It hurts to love you still
When you don't even know
How much I write for you
How much I sing for you
How much I long for you.
Again today,
I paint my nails
I brush my hair
I dress up nice
And you aren't here.
You don't see me shine,
Yet you are still proud.
You don't see me cry,
Yet you hold me still.
You don't see my soul,
Yet you know I am hurt.
So..
If I could tell you
Just one thing
And have you hear me
Just one time,
I would tell you
All my heart offers
And how much I miss you
And your perfect smile.

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