(It Seems Like)
Ten Thousand Years
For ten thousand years
I’ve dreamt of the possibilities
…have known that you might someday be
The best thing ever to happen to me
For ten thousand years
I’ve watched circumstances and adversity
Mold you into the beautiful woman…you are
I’ve loved you…from afar
With only my dreams to carry me through
No…I wasn’t stalking you
But I loved the sway of your path
As you moved through each day
With every way your life turned
I wanted to say…
I love you
But it was never the right day
Or, the right time
Or, I couldn’t imagine you being mine
Or, some other kind of excuse would get in the way
And…I could never find the right words to say
I love you
And, though it’s true
I could never seem to capture the essence of you
But my dreams have carried me through
A lifetime of “Want and desire”
…Of the most intense fire
A body could ever contain
All in the course of my dreams…of you
Ten thousand tears, I shed
When I heard that you had wed
Tying your heart to another
Knowing I could never be your lover
My heart bled tears of many sorrows
As every “tomorrow” rained down on me
Allowing me to see another day…without you at my side
Yes…I cried tears of anguish…and great pain
As I imagined
Over…and over…again
All the joy we could have shared
…How deeply I’ve always cared
Only to be looked over
Yet, again
Ten thousand heart quakes…That ache
Each time I think of you with another
Husband or lover
It doesn’t matter…it’s not me
This empty shell of a person I’ve come to be
As shattered dreams and hopeless romance
Drained the life of me
All because we didn’t take a chance at
“You and I”
…Didn’t try to fulfill our destiny
Ten thousand looks at
Right and wrong
Leaves me…all alone
Coz…never once did I invite you along
My river of Happiness
‘Til now
Ten Thousand Years
For ten thousand years
I’ve dreamt of the possibilities
…have known that you might someday be
The best thing ever to happen to me
For ten thousand years
I’ve watched circumstances and adversity
Mold you into the beautiful woman…you are
I’ve loved you…from afar
With only my dreams to carry me through
No…I wasn’t stalking you
But I loved the sway of your path
As you moved through each day
With every way your life turned
I wanted to say…
I love you
But it was never the right day
Or, the right time
Or, I couldn’t imagine you being mine
Or, some other kind of excuse would get in the way
And…I could never find the right words to say
I love you
And, though it’s true
I could never seem to capture the essence of you
But my dreams have carried me through
A lifetime of “Want and desire”
…Of the most intense fire
A body could ever contain
All in the course of my dreams…of you
Ten thousand tears, I shed
When I heard that you had wed
Tying your heart to another
Knowing I could never be your lover
My heart bled tears of many sorrows
As every “tomorrow” rained down on me
Allowing me to see another day…without you at my side
Yes…I cried tears of anguish…and great pain
As I imagined
Over…and over…again
All the joy we could have shared
…How deeply I’ve always cared
Only to be looked over
Yet, again
Ten thousand heart quakes…That ache
Each time I think of you with another
Husband or lover
It doesn’t matter…it’s not me
This empty shell of a person I’ve come to be
As shattered dreams and hopeless romance
Drained the life of me
All because we didn’t take a chance at
“You and I”
…Didn’t try to fulfill our destiny
Ten thousand looks at
Right and wrong
Leaves me…all alone
Coz…never once did I invite you along
My river of Happiness
‘Til now