In My Heart


There is a lion in my heart
I’ve told him many times to leave
But he’s never been that smart
He says “There must be time for one more song”
And, smart or not, I’ve gotta say
He’s rarely ever wrong

I have tried my best to look him in the eye
But he acts like he don’t know me
Although we never said goodbye
He’s lost his way and I can’t let him go
Cos that would be the end of what
We nearly came to know

And it’s been so hard to face reality
To know we’ll never be apart
Because he’ll always live in me
I’ve given up the ghosts of other men
I’ve tried to make them real
But there’s only so much magic in my pen

So, I’ll surrender to the hand that I’ve been dealt
I’ll look for other ways to grow
And maybe all the things I’ve felt
Will keep me going while, for now, I shut my mouth
Because it’s time for giving in,
I’m sick and tired of giving out

There is a lion in my heart
I’ve told him many times to leave
But he’s never been that smart
He says “There must be time for one more song”
And, smart or not, I’ve gotta say
He’s rarely ever wrong

So, I turn and I face him and I wait for his cue
He looks up to the sky as if he’s drawn up to the blue
And then he tells me he’s forgotten the first line
And, as always I remember,
Yes, I remember every time



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