Tears Got in the Way

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I knew you before tears
got in the way of seeing,
but I doubt I could survive
your eyes crying over me.

Like a beautiful dream
in the night's lonely hours,
I hope you will be there,
coming down the road
to meet me at the end.

The passing of the years
has brought understanding
to my troubled thoughts.
I know love lies buried
deep inside your heart,
but fears got in the way.

I came to this world
through your eyes,
and all I know of reality
was inspired by a dream
that we once shared.

I've done it all alone;
the miles on this road
are old acquaintances,
and I'm just passing through
clouds hung in my sky of blue.

The sun and stars lie just beyond
the truth I've always sought,
and I know, now, that your smile
was the sun that shone on me,
but tears got in the way.

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07/27/1975