I have known kisses so sweet
and warm embraces
that I believed in
All the loves I thought would save me
But here today I feel so lonely
for the touch of a caring hand
the nearness of a true friend

I'm ready I think to give up
ready to surrender
to depart from this broken life
which feels so empty
which is not my own
burdoned with responsibility
and duty and sadness

My hopes tug and pull me
and create a pool of sadness
because they are so far away
and no clear path is evident
so many years I've lived like this
how quickly life came and went
its meaning lost on me

Just this somehow I hope for
Love, justice, harmony
peace, kindness, care
simplicity, compassion and sharing
gentleness, grace, and inner beauty
tenderness, understanding and faith
sweetness, softness, togetherness
healing, love and happiness

But these far away wishes
they only make me sadder
I guess I'm a dreamer
that's what's the matter
But some dreams seem worth keeping
so I hold them deep inside
reflected in the tears I've cried
because it hurts in here