he was just another face standing in the crowd
a stranger in the night
a voice she had never heard
someone she thought she'd never love,
untill he came closer

he spoke to her of dreams she had never dared dream
kept her afloat when she thought she was drowning
held his hands to her cheeks,
whispered a song in her ear,
and told her not to fear

he said
"dont look back
and dont turn back
cause im not strong enough
to lose you"

she felt a sudden joy so whole and pure
it flowed into her heart and through her veins
a new and wonderous pain
that claimed her soul and then some

a simple song; a single rose was all he had
but she loved him all the same
even when he said
"im too afraid to try,
im so afraid i'll lose her"

and so she said
"dont look back
and dont turn back
cause if she's smart
she won't leave you"

she watched as he turned and stared at the distance
haunted by the ghost of longing and despair
she knew she'd never have him for her own
she knew yet she held on.

so she looked him in the eye;
looked at him and told him
"hold me baby closer, hold me baby tighter
we'll make this all undone
i'll take away your pain
and love you"

and he said
"i wont look back
and i wont turn back
cause im not strong enough
to lose you"

one balmy night as they sat under the stars
talking, laughing, crying and dreaming about the years
she fell asleep in his arms
the sweetest dream she'd ever had

and when she woke she knew he was gone
one last kiss, one final farewell
she felt it in the wind
and she heard it in her heart


"dont look back
and dont turn back
but im not strong;
not strong enough
to love you"