I could make you cry
If I wanted to
I could break your heart
But that’s just cruel
Nothing would change
It’s out of our hands

It’s a beautiful day today
C’mon, I wanna show you what I found!
By the trail along the lake
Just beyond the lazy river
There’s a place where no one comes around
Where the water shines and shimmers
And you and I could lay forever

But if you say you just can’t go
Then I guess it must be so
It’s out of our hands

It’s a beautiful day today
Don’t let the thunder bring you down
There’s a barn along the way
Where we could watch the raindrops falling
We could build a castle in the hay
We could wish the sun away
A perfect place for us to stay

But if you you think that we should go now
Then I guess that we should go
It’s out of our hands

Time moves so slowly
And truth is unkind
It’s out of our hands

It would make you cry to know the truth
It would break your heart but what’s the use?
Nothing would change
It’s out of our hands

It’s a beautiful day today
C’mon, I wanna show you what I found!
We can talk along the way
About the storms that came last summer
And how the world can change in just one day
About our plan to get it back
So you and I could change the past

But if you want to be alone
Then I guess that I should… go
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Time moves so slowly
And truth is unkind
It’s out of our hands

Sunshine
The sky
Springtime
Alive
(she smiles at me)

I have been away so long
I have been away so long
I have been away so long
I could cry

A nice day
To play
A holiday
Away
(she smiles at me)

I’ve been away for so long
And then awoke to the dawn
I have been away so long
I could cry

Morning-time
Arise
Sleepy-eyed
Surprise
(she smiles at me)

I have been away so long
I have been away so long
I have been away so long
I could cry

In her mind, she finds
Disaster
And her dreams never see
The morning after
And she thinks it’s fine
To be suffering all the time
’cause her eyes can only see
Disaster

She’s a girl, who’s world
Is tragic
And she bears her pain
Like an addict
And she hopes, and prays
To be suffering through her day
’cause her eyes can only see
What’s tragic

I see the love there in her eyes
See the wind blow through her hair
She could laugh, but she just don’t care to
It just isn’t meant to be
She’s got too much dignity

In her mind, she’s blind
To beauty
And she makes her pain
Her duty
And her heart’s resigned
To be suffering all the time
’cause her eyes, could never see
The beauty

I see the love there in her eyes
See the wind blow through her hair
She could laugh, but she just don’t care to
It just isn’t meant to be
She’s got too much dignity

It just isn’t going to be
She’s got too much misery

I’m thinking of you
In a faraway place
With a smile upon
Your face
And a pleasure
Deep inside
That’s made you a happy girl

.
Now I’m burning bright
My heart is alight
Your letter arrived
With a picture inside
And the words that you say
Could tumble away
I’m lost in a haze
With your picture

.
That was a special smile
You shared for me
Soulful eyes
You bared for me
And you’ve put me at ease
Gave me a tease
You comforted me
With your picture

.
And now I’m thinking of you
In a faraway place
With a smile upon
Your face
And a pleasure
Deep inside
That’s made you a happy girl

.
When daylight gives way
To starlight display
And I lay in the night
Your picture beside
The dreams that grow near
Are sparkling clear
Drawing me in
To your picture

.
I’m thinkin’ of you
In a faraway place
With a smile upon
Your face
And a pleasure
Deep inside
That’s made you a happy girl

What’s the difference between poetry and song lyrics? The following are song lyrics. Is it also a poem?

Before you turn your heart away
Listen now to what I say
’cause I’ve been holdin’ fire for you
And you won’t see my point of view

I  been workin’ in the hot sun all day
I work my fingers to the bone
To be a sparkle in your eye
But I never qualify

Before you turn your heart away
Hear me out, hear what I say
’cause I have built this shrine for you
And you won’t let me see you through

To tell you ’bout the cold December nights
The wind chilled me to the bone
Carving pillars to your life
But you don’t see things right

…..So take your foolish heart away
…..take your foolish heart away

……….Things look different in the light
……….Different from what they seem
……….I guess it’s all a crazy dream
……….‘cuz it was nothin’ like my life

Take your foolish heart away
Don’t turn back, don’t start to say
’cause I have got a job to do
I haven’t got the time for you

Workin’ in the hot sun all day
I’m breaking rocks and grinding stone
To carve you from my life
To get back to the light

….Take your foolish heart away
….Take your foolish heart away
….Take your foolish heart away
….Take your foolish heart away

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