M- oment by moment the hours tick by.
I- n each one I wonder and ask myself why,
S- ince you have left me I feel so alone,
S- o utterly empty when I should have known,
I-nviting you into my heart wasn't wise,
N- ot when I knew you had other ties.
G- one now the laughter and warm summer days.
Y- ou took them all with you not wanting to stay.
O- nly you could get under my skin like you did.
U- ntil you came along I was just a big kid.
T- hen I met you and everything changed,
E- xcept for the fact that you were estranged,
R- ecently leaving a home and a wife,
R- vealing to me you still wanted that life,
I- n all that you said and all that you did;
B- ut I wanted you so I put in my bid.
L- ike a fool I gambled my all and I lost.
Y- ou were honest with me and well worth the cost.
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