I Should Have Been There For You

You were crying and so all alone, and I should have been and I should have been there; You were out there on your own, and I should have been and I should have been, been there; You were covered in shame; People defame your name; And I Oh I just should have been there; I should have been there for you; Like Jesus is And was, and always; I should have been there, I should have been there for you; I should have been present because I told you, I mean it; You mean so much to me; That I'm engulfed in your symphony; Now can I just be forever in your destiny; You were trying to be strong, until failure and hurt came along; I should have been there for you; You were out there crying, trying but I should have been there; And I should have been and I should have been, been there; If I really, really cared (as I said) then I would have, should have been there; I should have been there for you; You were at home all alone, didn't even pick up to call you on the phone; Could have dropped by your home, but I was to afraid of being ignored; Like Jesus is And was, and always; I should have been there, I should have been there for you; Always presents with a message I should have been present because I told you, you mean it; You mean so much to me; That I'm engulfed in your symphony; Now I can just be forever in your ever present destiny; I should have been there; I should have been there for you; Written words by James Edward Lee June 27 2017 from forthcoming anthology "Really" (c)2017