BY THE BED

Her eyes were closed When I caught her in bed She seemed much happier then I sat by her side And I couldn't help but cry I was here for a reason and I Finally understood And my oh my Could only ask myself why oh why Can't we talk this through And make things right I'd sure as hell like to try Right about this time She opened her eyes And asked how long I had been there Well my tongue was tied I said nothing I just stared Then she said: “Oh, I didn't think you cared.” And I wasn't ready for what she said next: She said: “There is nothing else That you can do You can't understand What I go through And if the world has changed Well I'll be damned And I'm no good at being brave Not even on the better days And there are things we can not save Oh no matter how hard we try.” She said: “There is nothing else That you can do No, you can't understand What I go through And if the world has changed Well, you'll do fine.” I tried, but no I could not stand I touched her with a trembling hand I choked and could not say goodbye Oh no matter how hard I tried