I Remeber You were the One who Cared

I saw you sitting by the foundation
eyes so faded, you looked so lost
with coffee in your hand, so lonely
and cigarette between your fingers
Dressed in black to match your melancholy
we came over stunned, casual, cautious...
I took a seat beside you as you just stared.

Oh my dear, you looked so brittle and bitter
as you said to her...
"you don't know me, you don't care
and don't accuse me, don't you dare
say i should try harder, or may
I'm not trying to make it this way
You don't know the deep pain i fear
the chains that hold me here."
As i sat and stared.

She sighed sadly, shook her head
and walked away, offended, disappointed.
Then your eyes turned on me...
A mirror of my sorrow and pain
They make me cry when i see you...
but i held strong and waited for you.

Oh dear, you looked so brittle and bitter
Then you said to me...
"I know you know me, i know you care
its been so many years, you still wear
my shirt to bed, thoughts in your head
blood may be red, tears may have been shed
but I'll remember your eyes in the end."
But i see you sit there and stare
and i remember your the one who cared.

But we had made a mistake, its our fault
even though you blame yourself, i assure you
we were in this together, its ok to deny it
and then a look of reassurance,
a look of sadness, of love,
crossed over my eyes, my world.

I let you sit alone again.
Because i had to go again.
When would i see you again?
Only time would tell...

Whoever knew a strip of pavement
could seem so far away...
or a shadow through the window
bring back a familiar name...
Oh dear, and when i saw you today
looking for a hug, an answer
A reason for all this pain...

I watched you walk away alone
sadly...slowly...
I let you slip away from me.