I saw you walking together
Holding hands
I heard you talking to each other
And making plans
And a feeling came over me
I can't explain
But for the first time since you left
There simply was no pain

These eyes that cried were as dry
As the desert sand
And the earth wasn't shaking
When I held out my hand
And when I reached to pick my heart up
Off the ground
I felt this rhythym deep in my chest
A most familiar sound

And when I saw you there with him
It must have broke the chain
And all this anger and all this hurt
Has made this mad man sane
Because the feeling that I got
I can’t quite explain
But for the first time since you left
There simply was no pain

How can this be, Just yesterday
I couldn't let you go
It's been a dream, a long sad dream
But I think that you should know
That I have finally woke up
And seen the light of day
One day you'll wake up too
That's all I've got to say

And when I saw you there with him
It must have broke the chain
And all this anger and all this hurt
Has made this mad man sane
Because the feeling that I got
I can’t quite explain
 But for the first time since you left
There simply was no pain

Oh yes, the feeling that I got
I can’t quite explain
But for the first time since you left
There simply was no pain
 
 

© 2006 William C. Stephens
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