When the one you love is feeling pain
And you’re too far away to hear her complain
But you know from whispering birds
And can see it written in her words
How do you tell her you feel it too
That knowing her hurt agonises you
Though we were together so short a time
And I knew she was never truly mine
That she left behind a broken heart
When from my life she chose to depart
To another she went, to try over again
And from me she promised to refrain
If that return turns out too cold
Remember the love for her I hold
And I’ll gladly hold out my soft hand
With a promise to try and understand
The urge to see her goes so deep
Held only by a promise to keep
But anything I will try to do or say
To keep my love’s pain at bay