Turn Away

I hear the words you say,
And the tears start their journey,
From my eyes, down my face
My love was given so freely,
And with four words...
You have taken everything...
From me...
I search your eyes for meaning,
For a hint of the truth,
And I fall to my knees,
Because I can't stand without you!

Turn away,
(Turn away)
I don't want you to see me crying,
Turn away,
(Turn away)
Because inside I am dying,
Turn away,
(Away, away)
Don't you know that your words have hurt me,
More than I can say?

As the days go by,
I stare at my reflection,
In a rain-clouded window,
It's the face of rejection,
How could you do this to me,
When you said I set you free?
Why couldn't you just keep loving me,
Faithfully?
I catch a teardrop in my hand
And in it is the sum of who I was...
And who I am...

So turn away,
(Turn away)
I don't want you to see me crying,
Turn away,
(Turn away)
Inside I am dying,
Turn away,
(Away, away)
Because your words hurt me...
More than I can say...

I am startled by the sound,
Of water hitting the ground
But it's not from the sky,
It's falling from my eyes!
So turn away!

Turn away!
(Turn, turn away)
I don't want you to see me crying,
Turn away!
(Turn, turn away)
Don't you know that inside I am dying?
Turn away!
(Away, away)
Because I still love you...
More than I can say...

jlp September 14, 2008-Revised August 13, 2010