Ashley Bahr

Why is the world still spinning?
Doesn't it know you're gone?
It's an end or some kind of beginning
But for everyone else life goes on

How does the grass keep on growing?
Why is the sky still blue?
How can people go on not knowing?
Why isn't the world missing you?

How is there still air we're breathing?
How is water still in the sea?
How has everything lost all its meaning?
Why does nobody feel it but me?

How can weeks and months still pass?
When you're not here anymore?
Why does time keep on going so fast?
What is time even passing by for?

Why haven't we all disappeared?
There can't be a reason to stay
Why would anyone want to be here
In a place that would take you away?

It's time for us to leave,
But I wish that we could wait.
This has been dreaded for too long,
And I'm not ready for this pain.

But before we leave each other,
Before we have to go,
There's something I must say,
Some things you need to know.

You're all I ever wanted,
The one thing I needed,
The only one who could find
The very best in me.

The only one who saw
My empty, broken heart
And worked your way right in
To fix the broken parts.

You are my everything,
And I hope that you can see
You're everything I asked for,
Just what I needed you to be.

I hope you'll always know
There is a special part
Saved up just for you
Right here in my heart.

Deep down, we both knew
This ending would come at last,
And now that it is here,
It's happening way too fast.

Everything we had
Will soon be lost in time.
The memories will fade,
But I'll remember this goodbye.

It breaks my heart to know
I won't see you ever again.
These are our last moments,
And they're coming to an end.

If you don't remember this,
Then just before you go,
Get this one last thing.
This you have to know.

You're the first one I let in
And the first I'm letting go.
I will love you always.
Your love is all I've ever known.

He's gone,
Like a shadow when the sun goes down.
The magic fades when he turns around.

And he's gone,
Like words in the sand on a windy day.
He never heard what she had to say.

He's gone,
Like dirt washed by rain from the ground.
She lost everything she thought she'd found.

And he's gone,
Like April turning into May.
How could he just turn away?

He's gone,
Like flowers turning into dust.
She tried so hard, but it wasn't enough.

And he's gone,
Like daytime fading into night.
One moment there; the next, out of sight.

He's gone,
Like old things giving way to new.
He never knew what he put her through.

And he's gone,
Like blue sky turning into black,
And now she knows that he'll never be back.

Remember those days when you were young?
Life was as easy as it could be.
There were laughs and stories and dreams.
You saw the sunshine and you were free.

Well there comes a point when you realize
That you finally have to grow up
And that hiding under your covers
Won't ever be quite enough.

I know those days when it feels like
There's no way you can keep going on.
Life just isn't worth living,
And nothing could be more wrong.

Those days when it's such a struggle
Just to pull yourself out of the bed.
The depression, it overwhelms you.
The fearful thoughts are spinning through your head.

Those days when you feel so broken
And the pieces keep falling apart.
Your sky grows stormy and gray.
Too much pain for this young, burdened heart.

You feel like there's no solution
To this riddle or game they call life.
And when it's your darkest hour,
It is then that I'll show you the light.

The light at the end of the tunnel
When you thought maybe this was the end.
I promise there's beautiful sunshine
On this dark road with sharp turns and bends.

Though it may not always seem it,
There's still happiness in this place.
And what you have to realize
Is that it takes a little faith.

I have always been here with you,
Just as I always will be,
And when life knocks you down so low,
Just put your trust in me.

So remember those days when you were young.
Life was as easy as it could be.
There were laughs and stories and dreams.
You saw the sunshine and you were free.

Well now here in your darkest hour,
Get under the covers and turn out the light.
Close your eyes and dream, my child.
Let me hold your heart tonight.