Only Love Having been a fool is how I know not to be now I know because I was what I learned the hard way not To be the way a fool does Before it got too late It got better so I was Better late than never Got better not bitter fate Bloomed later than ever Unexpectedly said yes I guess nevertheless Grown a little wiser at The end to my surprise Now that this is it and that Is that I realize In the ever after of What matters: only love Lonely though to get to know To love is to let go But it grew and it came true In unexpectedness What I got that got me through Lots of meaninglessness To get through what I had to I had to love a lot But did and I was glad to And love is what I got Having been a fool I learned By having love returned Not having expected it Not having dared to feel Having rejected it it Was there and it was real I was a fool to deny What I know now is why In between reality Love is what it means to be Steven Curtis Lance