Twenty Years.

Unpublished Works, © 2001, BillyPauleyJr.*

Twenty Years.

Maybe it’s just me,
But you’ve been on my mind,
You’ve been gone for twenty years,
But I still cry,
I don’t know what to do,
I’m lost in all my tears,
You’d be so mad if you could see me,
But you’re not here,

And the circle keeps going round and round,
When the one that I need is the one I’m without,
And the only thing I know for sure is doubt and fear,
It’s been twenty years,

Maybe it’s not fair,
But I’ve been blaming me,
Maybe you would not be gone,
If I could be,
Deep inside my soul,
God knows there’s a prayer,
I’d take your place in heaven, boy,
If He’d have me there,

And the circle keeps going round and round,
When the one that I need is the one I’m without,
And the only thing I know for sure is doubt and fear,
It’s been twenty years,

And I know I was the one who said,
He built his world with so much love,
We can’t be sad he’s no longer here,
Only happy that he ever was,
I give advice, but I cannot live it without you here,
It’s been twenty years,

Maybe it’s just me,
But you’ve been on my mind,
You’ve been gone for twenty years,
But I still cry,
I don’t know what to do,
I’m lost in all my tears,
You’d be so mad… so mad if you could see me,
But you’re not here,

And the circle keeps going round and round,
When the one that I need is the one I’m without,
And the only thing I know for sure is doubt and fear,
It’s been twenty years,

Maybe it’s just me.

- Willy Toad*

… this is a Smokey the Toad™ production.