let go grow

there's got
to be
one person
you can just
let go with

giggle madly with
scream the lyrics with

someone who
remembers
the dialogue to
that long forgotten scene

where the lovers
dreamed
in chocolate covered
whispers

fueled by red bull
and fire

and undiscovered love

(grow)

thin ice

when i
have to
talk to you

i find myself
walking on thin ice

measuring
each word i say
three years
before i say it

looking ahead
for any
pitfall in phrasing
before i think it

stepping out
inch by inch
with only my wits
to guide me

wishing i didn't have
to try at all

knowing no matter
what i say

i fall

(alone)

true love

stay positive

that's the way
i like you

stay happy

that's the way
you should be

don't show me
your anger

don't show me
your pain

don't share the
frustrations
that come into your life

i'm not here for that

just show me the smile
i thought you always had
on your face

be normal
for once in your life

and i'll always
try
to be there for you

until
you start crying again

(until)

explanations

she's my country
she's my state

in confusion
i turn to her
and she sets me straight

i don't expect you
to understand
just how close she is

just know she is

she's my night

she's my day

in pain

i turn to her

and she takes it all away

i don't expect you

to accept

the power she has over me

she uses me

....but i use her right back

in that crazy give-and-take
that's supposed to be love

or so i've been told

(lives)

pleads

leave
but return

breathe
but don't forget me

go
but think of me

every now and then

the road
leads back
(even if it is uphill)

walk away
but remember
that i stayed

and please come back soon

(return)

thankful

i could be corny

and say

i was thankful for you

on this day

but the stuffing

is getting stale

and the corn

is getting mushy

and the cranberry sauce

still needs to be

smacked

out of the can

.

hardly any time at all

to say

what you mean to me

without the cliches

you know how i feel

anyway

so let me kiss

the last bit

of whipped cream

from your lips

whisper a quick

i love you

in the pumpkin filled air

around us

and look into

the eyes

that have opened

my heart

to better things

did we wait

for each other

for so long?

it hardly seems

like a day

(grow)

.

ending blessing

may the last thing
i see
be your smiling face
before me

encouraging and
comforting me
all at once

guiding me
when i didn't know
my way

to you
to me

to us

filling my soul
with the strength
it needs

to stand alone

before you turn

and walk back home

(go)