I WAS AFRAID TO SAY, I LOVE YOU III

Dennis Czyzewski

by Dennis Czyzewski

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FIVE YEARS ARE OVER NOW

AND I’M LIVING IN A BIG TOWN

NO WOMAN, NO LOVE SINCE THE LAST EVENT

MISSING HER VOICE, HER SMILE AND HER SCENT

I CAN’T, LOVE A OTHER PERSON 

I CAN’T, THINK ABOUT A OTHER WOMAN

I CAN’T

IT’S ONLY CHELSEA

IT’S ONLY HER

SITTING AFTER CLOSING TIME 

AT A BAR, NOT FAR

A WOMAN GIVE ME A SIGN

NEVER MIND, I’M ACTING BLIND

SHE, SITTING NEXT TO ME

ME, MAYBE SHE JUST WANTS A DRINK FOR FREE

ADAM YOU DIDN’T RECOGNISE ME

IS IT YOU CHELSEA

YES INDEED IT’S HER

BEAUTY IN A OTHER TERM

TALKING ABOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS

DRINKING A LOT OF BEERS

LATELY AFTER MIDNIGHT I’M HOLDING HER TIGHT

AT THE STREET UNDER THE STARLIGHT

SHE SHOWS HER SMILE, SUNSHINE BRIGHT

ADAM YOU REMEMBER WHEN YOU TOLD ME THE LAST TIME YOU WERE BLUE

I DIDN’T BELIEVE YOU, TELL ME THE TRUTH.

IT WAS YOU, I WAS AFRAID TO SAY, I LOVE YOU

OH ADAM, ME TOO

BUT I’M NOT MR-PERFECT-TALL

NO MATTER BE MY FUTURE HUSBAND AT ALL.

© Dennis Czyzewski 2023-08-25

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