Zuhlay (Because You're Here)

1999 COPYRIGHT
BY PETER CHRISTOPHER RAYMOND

THINK OF ALL THE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SMILE
FORGET YOUR BURDENS FOR A LITTLE WHILE
IF I COULD EASE YOUR HEART OF ALL ITS' CARES
WELL THAT WOULD JUSTIFY MY BEING HERE
IF ALL THAT THAT I COULD DO IS SING YOU SONGS
AND IF YOU FORGIVE THAT MY WORDS ARE WRONG
IF IT WOULD MERELY LIGHT YOUR FACE
AND FEEL LIKE A WARM EMBRACE
IF I BROUGHT LAUGHTER TO YOUR DAY
I GUESS I'M GLAD I CHOSE TO STAY
IF YOU FEEL LOVED AND NOTHING ELSE
YOUR DAYS GROW WARM AND SORROW MELTS
IF IT MEANS SOMETHING TO YOUR HEART
AND STAYS WITH YOU WHEN I DEPART
THEN I AM GLAD I GAVE IT VENT
IF I HAVE MADE THE SLIGHTEST DENT
IF I HAVE MADE YOUR EVENING SWEET
THEN I AM PLEASED AND FEEL COMPLETE
THERE'S NOTHING FINER I COULD DO
THAN TO SPEND MY LIFETIME SERVING YOU
AND IF I FEEL SOME EMPTINESS
I'LL THINK OF YOU AND HOW I'M BLESSED
THE LONGEST HOURS ARE A JOY TO BEAR
WHEN I PERCEIVE YOUR PRESCENSE THERE
IN EVERY WAY YOU'VE LEFT YOUR MARK
TO URGE ME ON WHILE I EMBARK
EACH COLOR OF DAY HINTS AT YOUR TOUCH
THE WAY THAT YOU DOTE AND CARE SO MUCH
YOUR TENDER RELIEF AND GENTLE SUGGESTION
LEAVE ME AT EASE WITH NO HINT OF QUESTION