With Me Tonight

As soon as you leave me alone
The tears start to fall
Sometimes I wonder why I bother
To hold it in at all
But I know I do it for you
So you can think I’m strong
When really I’m drowning in loneliness
The quiet that’s not silent all along
Time passes
And it’s really all the same
What’s the deal with this life?
Why make us play this game?
I love you.
And it’s enough to make me smile
To keep the tears at bay, a little longer
Just for a while
And I know I’ll see you tomorrow
But I wish you were here now
I want to be in your arms
I don’t really care how
I want your soft embrace
And your gentle touch
I love you
And I know that much
So here it comes
The biggest night of your life
Graduation
Are you ready to leave high school behind?
You told me today
That you would’ve stayed if I’d wanted
Flunked out of your senior year
But you have no idea how badly I’d be haunted
You need to move on to bigger and better things
Get out of this hick high school that we suffer through
But don’t worry, this doesn’t mean
That I don’t love you
On the contrary, I love you so much
There’s something about you that makes me feel alive
I love being around you
I wish you were with me tonight
As you move on…
Remember me, and keep me too
Because one thing I’ll always ask darling
Is Can I Keep You?