Deirdre Lin Song

1996 COPYRIGHT
BY PETER CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

IF EVERY WORD I SPOKE WERE A PROMISE
SINCERE IN EVERY SMILE AND TENDER KISS
WHEN I CAN PLEDGE YOU THAT ABSTRACT TOMORROW
WHEN I CAN DO THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE SORROW
SADNESS IS THE MEASURE OF WHAT I'VE KILLED
I NEED TO LAY CLAIM TO EVERY OUNCE OF BLAME
SWALLOW ALL YOUR TEARS AND STEM THE PAIN
WITHDRAW MY RAGE AND THE ANGER I'VE WILLED
BUT IF I RID MYSELF OF WHAT INSPIRES FEAR
WHAT COULD I POSSIBLY HAVE TO DRAW YOU NEAR

YOU HAVE THE PUREST HEART AND A FAITHFUL TRUST
THAT TAKES FAILED DREAMS AND LAYS THEM IN THE DUST
SO ONLY WHAT IS GOOD IS PRESERVED IN YOUR MEMORY
AND EVERYWHERE YOU GO THERE STAYS A TENDER LEGACY
I WONDER WHAT I MAY OFFER FROM MY HEART
WHEN I'M ASHAMED EVERY DAY BY YOUR SWEETNESS
AND HANDS WHICH COMFORT WITH A TENDER CARESS
WHAT COULD I GIVE TO MAKE YOUR HURT DEPART
I KNOW YOU WON'T REMEMBER ME FOR MY MISTAKES
YET I WISH YOU COULD THINK OF ME WHEN YOUR SPIRIT ACHES

EARLY STREAMS OF SUNLIGHT BATHE YOUR FACE AS YOU YAWN
AS A LATE SUMMER DAWN SWEEPS ACROSS YOUR LAWN
JOY IS REBORN IN YOUR EYES AS THOUGH YOUR GRIEF WERE GONE
LIFE IS REVITALIZED IN THE FACE THAT WAS ONCE WAN
THE WONDER AND WELCOME IN YOUR FACE SHOWS NO DECAY
WHATEVER YOU EMBRACE YOU DO IN EARNEST AND HONEST DISPLAY
YOUR SMILE IS SO WARM AND SHINES LIKE VIRGIN SNOW
LAUGHTER BUBBLES UP LIKE MOUNTAIN RIVERS OVERFLOW
YOUR HEART ERUPTS WITH LOVE THAT I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHICH BRINGS PEACE TO YOUR DAYS AND MAKES YOUR SKIN GLOW