Loving him is the price you pay.
It's loving him with no one to hold.
It's being young and feeling old.
It's letting him whisper his love for you.
You whisper back that you love him, too.
Then comes the kiss and the promise to wait
Knowing the Government now holds his fate.
It's extremely painful letting him go
While dying inside from wanting him so
Watching him leave with eyes filled with tears
Standing alone with his hopes, dreams and fears.
Although you are near, yet so far away
His love for you grows with each passing day.
Loving a convict isn't much fun
But it will be worth the price when his time is done.
Remember he's sad and lonely from being away
and he's thinking of you each and every day.
So love him and miss him and please tell him so
Because if you really love him, he sure needs to know.