My New Song


          I turned back the clocks and crawled into bed
          a dusting of snow on the ground
          Without you the nights here are silent and long
          a fly in the lamp is the only sound
          
          I'm tired and I'm lonely
          Just wishing this long night was through
          So we can get on with our lives
          I'm wearing my heart out on you
          
          That Sunday morning, it came much too soon
          you snuck out of bed before dawn
          You packed some essentials, the children, utensils
          Next thing I knew you were gone
          
          I'm tired and I'm lonely
          Just wishing this long night was through
          So we can get on with our lives
          I'm wearing my heart out on you
          
          Yesterday morning, I woke to a sound
          A bear and two cubs in the yard
          I turned on the spotlights, stared into their eyes
          And wondered why love was so hard
          
          I'm tired and I'm lonely
          Just wishing this long night was through
          So we can get on with our lives
          I'm wearing my heart out on you
          




copyright Michael R. Martin, 1996
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