Today you called me Sweetheart
And vowed your love was real.
You told about the years we've lost
And wounds that never healed.

And then you made a promise
To always be my friend
And never close the door again,
Our love would never end.

The years of loss began to fade,
We talked for hours each day
About the plans we once had made
And lives that went astray.

You called our wedding off that day
So many years ago.
You never told me what I'd done,
Your thoughts I did not know.

And even though I found a love
It never took your place.
I yearned for you each day I lived
And longed to see your face.

And in the years we've been apart,
The children filled the space.
A love that blossomed, burst and grew
you canceled in such haste.

I've thought of you each day I've lived,
My children have your name.
And when I heard your voice again,
It was at first a game.

But you were sure your love sustained
The years we'd spent apart,
And I began to open up
And give again my heart.

And when the letter came today,
Much like one years ago.
You could not write again you said,
Our love would have to go.

You had another plan by then
You said you loved your wife.
A trip together turned the tide
And new loved changed your life.

How quick you turned in distant past,
But nothing changed today.
You are the same uncaring fool
That dangles love your way.

You wanted me to suit your needs
And when your tank was filled,
You took the easy way my friend,
You just don't fit the bill.

A favor has been done today,
The one you gave to me.
I've grieved for years for our love lost,
A love that could not be.

But now I see you as your are,
A man without a will.
The man I dreamed about those years
Your shoes could never fill.

Be true to what you're doing now
For I will never be,
A place for you to flaunt your charms,
Because today I'm Free.