by Anonymous
Never dredge up the didn't-do's and wish-I'd-done's
So many regrets
You were a freshman, blonde-smart-pretty, but way too tall for boys
I was a sophomore and not tall
You liked me, smiled at me in band class, hinted to me but I was
Too stupid to see you.
Easy chance missed, so you found a boy, you were happy
(I dated a smoker)
But he had problems, so many issues, a year later you broke up
(She cheated on me)
And for a moment, you were free, and so was I
We were friends, so…
"So you wanna see a movie?" Just you, and me and Peter
Peter couldn't make it
Pink Floyd's "The Wall," you sat down low, and I sat up high
Our faces close
Kissing late in the theater, walking-talking hand in hand, steaming up my car
Your dad knocked on the glass
Love on my mind, back at high school, your boy came back
Said he still wanted you
You were so upset, you took me in the hall by the band room
Meaning to let me down
Your eyes searching for answers, I said… I said I didn't know, when you asked
"Are you in love with me?"
Once you were gone, I was empty, a sad lonely shell
(I put on black shoes)
It hurt to see you, back with him, back to his problems
(I wore them every day)
It hurt me to talk to you, we drifted apart, I found another girl
(Told no one why, ever)
New girlfriend was so bitchy, and you moved on, to a different boy
And that was high school
Broke up with her, went to college, partied most every night
Didn't forget you
Met someone nice, was at the mall with her, I saw you walking
It would've hurt me to say hello
Now I'm married to her, wife-kids-mortgage, job in the city
I'm happy…
She's a great mom, shares my philosophy on life and kids, we have lots of friends
I'm happy…
She's falls asleep too early for movies, doesn't like my music, snaps at me when she's upset
But I'm happy, yes I am…
Every now and then I think of you, your kind intelligent smile, your honest beauty
One in a million
I have other regrets, trips not taken and things not done, girls not kissed
But not really
Those were flights of fancy, silly lusts, thoughts of a frustrated man
You were the real thing, the only…
Just once, I'd like to turn back time, to know what might have been
Had I told the truth
Yes! I was so in love with you, head over heels, throw caution to the wind
My biggest regret
I still hear the low growl of my name, in the back of my car, our innocent fumblings
Sad thoughts of a…
Love lost, a didn't-do and wish-I'd-done, a wound I cannot heal
If only I could forget
Wherever you are, husband-house-children, I wish you happiness and good fortune
Someone else's name to call
You were a sparkling diamond, a brilliant shooting star, but I was a stupid kid and now
You're forever beyond my reach.
--- Anonymous