The Witness
by cricketjeff on October 23, 2010. © Jeff Green, All rights reserved
Your lips insist you’re happy
but
Your eyes say that’s a lie
Your voice is never snappy
but
I hear behind the sigh
You wait for his attention
but
He doesn’t seem to see
You know his true intention
but
That truth can’t set you free
It’s hard to love a man who loves another
It’s hard to see him throw his life away
He loves you as a sister or a mother
But that is not the way you need to play
You smile and watch him leaving
but
You want him by your side
He never sees you grieving
but
From me you cannot hide
I see the way life pains you
and
I know about your heart
The life you’re living strains you
and
It’s tearing you apart
You cannot cure the blindness of another
You cannot drive him down a better way
Not even if you really were his mother
Could you persuade him how he ought to play
In time perhaps he’ll see you
but
There is no way to know
And maybe love will free you
but
Such thoughts need time to grow
I’ll always stand behind you
and
Pretend you don’t pretend
And I shall never mind you
’cause
You’ll always be my friend
Author notes
I have absolutely no idea where this comes from!
The “I” is certainly not me and the “you” and the “he” are unknown to me, but I
like the way it sounds, I think it is probably a song, but I can’t write the
music for it.
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