I've been in love just once before
And thenceforth I've loved just once more
But, the difference, I have seen
Is that you're truely in love with me

I've lost love once, one horrid day
And, in my pain, I ran away
And so, now, I fear losing you
Because I'm leaving without you

I love you more than time will tell
And, in my eyes, the tears do swell
I've never loved this way before
And, in my life, will nevermore

I need you more than you can know
More than my life, more than my soul
I've never known a love like yours
I want this love forevermore

Don't leave me when I go away
Please, by my side, forever stay
Don't let this true love drift apart
Please, darling, please don't break my heart

 

For: Diane Tucker
March 24, 1986