By The Guppy
Date: 19 October 1999

reasons

i held her attention
but i didn't have the heart to hold her hand
she would have made me happy
i would have only made her mad
she doesn't need to know i love her
doesn't need the confusion
i just hope the skies above her
are crystal blue and filled with sun

my best attempt right now
at love is letting it walk out the door
letting loneliness embrace me
letting time just sweep the floor
i would love to offer beauty
without strings of any kind
i'm just a lover in a fortress
and a conscience to be kind

it's not that i don't think
that loving is the finest way to live
i know the sweetness of affection
and the yearning just to give
that hasn't changed in me
i feel i'm fighting now to free my soul
i choose to spare her heart from torture
i'll not have darkness take it's toll

if you should see her
please tell her that everything is fine
let her know that i am sorry
tell her that i'll drop a line
compliment her and her beauty
she is so often quite fragile
make damn sure that she is happy
make damn sure you see her smile