I am sorry that you went away;
So sorry that you had to go,
I would have tried to make you stay,
But I knew you would have told me no.
I should have called to say goodbye,
But you know goodbyes are not for me,
I could not let you see me cry,
And acting oh so foolishly.
I could not let you see my pain,
Because you might falter or hesitate,
And then you'd miss your waiting train,
And blame me for you being late.
Now the train is leaving,
And it's safe for me to reappear,
From behind the door where I was grieving,
And you never knew that I was there.
It will be lonely now you've gone,
It will feel so strange and out of place,
But life and years keep moving on,
And fading memory will dull your face.