When We Say Goodnight

When we say goodnite it's like the end of a dream,
There is no going back to where we have been,
My arms cannot hold you my kisses are gone,
You can no longer listen to my sweet love song.

God only knows how I long to be there,
In each others arms our love we may share,
To go untouched and say our goodbye,
In my bed I can hear my heart softly cry.

I awake in the morning and a vision of you,
Standing before me like you always do,
Beautiful smile and brown sparkling eyes,
A reminder of summer and clear cloudless skies.

When I reach out to hold you it's then that I find,
You're not really there but just in my mind,
But you seem so real standing there by my bed,
That I swear your presence is not in my head.

The day unfolds and I still see you here,
So close that my arms could draw you so near,
Whispering my name and calling to me,
I walk slowly toward you but then I can't see.

You have quietly left me and now I must rest,
My heart needs to lie down and quietly confess,
That you weren't really near me it was all in my head,
I believed that I saw you but it was fantasy instead.

The days seldom vary they're all much the same,
You visit me often then disappear again
Time goes by slowly with you not around,
Then it's bed time again to that deafening sound.

~Valentyne~ ©

In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins