Celebration of Destiny

Tonight I will light a cigarette,
I will pour myself a drink...
I will leave the door open,
And my heart, locked away.

And in the cigarette smoke, drifting,
I will sketch each fleeting moment.
In a glass of champagne, bubbling,
I will see you, I will hear myself cry...

Between walls of ice,
I will meet my fate,
I will bid farewell to feelings grown too ripe!
That I loved you—today I forgive myself for that.

And when darkness falls, I'll step outside...
Without your weight upon my heart,
Though you have marked me still,
And I will think of you even in sleep.

Because there are people in this world
Whom you can only love, never hold!
Such is life, such is our lot!
You move forward but never run again!