If You Go Away

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Written on June 23, 2025

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If you go away, and my heart breaks Weeping, for the moments We spent in the light of the morning Whispering our dreams, our hearts – memories Weeping, for the days – we colored with praise, The nights – we taught the stars to sigh, The joys, the smiles, the stirrings of insight The warmth and the healing, the beautiful feelings. If you go away, and my heart slowly breaks Weeping, for the sweetest grace When we spent our summers in our garden When we spent our autumns in our cabin When we spent our winters remembering What it means to love – with a love so alive Love so kind and wise, love that will surely survive Even though, this time.. there are tears I can’t confide Tears that won’t deny – what it means to abide. If you go away, and my heart breaks – yes, it breaks… Just thinking of the day, when I’ll finally say Goodbye to the hopes we’ve shared, The plans we’ve made together, The feelings that will last forever, The music of our prayers, our praise The still that comes when we finally say… Adieu, farewell, see you again one day – If you go away, and my heart – oh my, how it shall break Weeping for the ways we loved one another The ways we shared our hearts and souls The ways we carried one another’s load The ways we were meant to be consoled The ways our lives were intertwined The ways we felt so very alive! If you go away, and my heart – yes I know it will break Weeping, weeping – so I can only pray For God to hear what I need and believe This love won’t die and though you’ve gone I will know that, one day, very soon… I’ll see you up there, - more than just a prayer Awaiting my spirit, and oh, dear – I don’t fear it When I go home to the love that came from above And meet you again, my soul’s sweet friend… If you go away, and my heart – who’ll surely break Is weeping so deeply all I can see Is the glistening of hope – amid the shadows, I know that this love, it will stay – and I’ll pray That God sees the hues of my missing you And comforts my soul so that I’ll surely know You are there – You’re home – with the One who decides When you and I meet once more – when you and I… Gather on that distant shore… If you go away … Weeping, praying, tears can never say… All the grief that I’ll be feeling All the pain my soul’s concealing If you go away.

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