Don't Let Her Know

1999 COPYRIGHT
BY PETER CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

I DON'T DOUBT HER LOVE IS SURE
BUT I CAN'T STAY HERE ANYMORE
THERE'S NOTHING SHE COULD SAY
THAT WOULD MAKE ME WANT TO STAY
SOMETIMES I STILL THINK OF HER LOVE YOU KNOW
BUT SAD WITH THOSE MEMORIES I LET THEM GO
PLEASE DON'T THINK OF ME
I COULDN'T STAND THE MISERY
JUST LOOK AWAY AND LET ME GO
FOR REASONS YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW
YES FOR A WHILE I MAY FEEL SAD
AND THINK OF FUN I MAY HAVE HAD
BUT THE THING I COULD NOT BEAR TO SAY
IS WHY I'VE HAD TO GO AWAY
SO PLEASE DON'T WONDER WHY
I'D LEAVE WITHOUT A WORD GOODBYE
I JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE
WHEN YOU SEE MY SHAME AND MY DISGRACE
I PRAY YOU'LL THINK GOOD THOUGHTS OF ME
AND LEAVE THESE DAYS TO HISTORY
OH, GOD, LET HER FORGET ALL THIS
AND FILL HER HEART WITH JOY AND BLISS
I THINK SHE KNOWS I'M PUSHING HER AWAY
I CAN'T STAND HER STARE OF SAD DISMAY
THESE AREN'T THE THOUGHTS THAT SHE SHOULD ENTERTAIN
THAT FILL HER LOVELY FACE WITH TEARFUL PAIN
PLEASE LET ME SEE HER EYES AGLOW WITH LIFE
WITH NO IDEA OF MY GUILT AND STRIFE
DON'T LET ME SEE THE HURT OR SORRY STARE
THAT LOOK WOULD BE TOO TERRIBLE TO BARE