Fading

Fading [V1] Making dinner just for one again Searched my whole life for my best friend And as the sun brings up another day I know deep inside it'll end the same way In the night I still reach out for you Wake up alone, sometimes life is so cruel Had my chances but I chose to leave Lost my chance at love with the only soul who believed [Chorus] Searching back through moments in time At memories and long forgotten dreams My chances came really close sometimes But reality's not always all it seems Through the years life was sometimes great Bittersweetness though as nothing would last Now into life's fading years I've sealed my fate But no regrets now for my broken down past [V2] Sitting waiting for the phone to ring Or the post to come or the door to knock As the day passes close to noon it brings Realization that I'm watching the clock Time goes slowly when you're all alone Seconds feel more like minutes as they pass No one visits you or calls your phone Had my chances but it didn't work for me alas [Chorus] Searching back through moments in time At memories and long forgotten dreams My chances came really close sometimes But reality's not always all it seems Through the years life was sometimes great Bittersweetness though as nothing would last Now into life's fading years I've sealed my fate But no regrets now for my broken down past [V3] Time passes and things are still the same Fond memories of how things could have been Often catch myself calling out your name I smile briefly as I realize I dream Carry on with my journey through life Choosing to be alone through my years Could have been very different as a wife I move through life silently always drying my own tears Jane Shields (C)