I'm Leaving Because I Love You

I'm leaving because I love you...
I'm leaving because you never understood me.
Tears spill over my eyes...
I don't want them to. But I cannot stop them!

I loved you wildly, tenderly!
In you, I found my entire world.
You were my happiness, my hope,
you flooded my life with light!

I'm leaving because I know already
that I cannot make you happy!
I won't hurt you—
I won't be the stone in your path!

When I leave you,
I'll leave only a small mark,
the ghost of a beautiful summer,
and the ache of everything slipping away!

Sometimes I'll drift into your dreams,
to whisper of our love,
because we were so close,
but life proved far more cruel.

You'll remember those brief moments,
you'll miss the girl with broken dreams,
the one who abandoned even herself
just to be happy with you!

When sorrow finds you,
read my verses then.
In them you'll see, you'll understand,
how deeply you mattered to me!

There will come a day
when we recall our dreams,
when we grieve the love we murdered
with harsh words, with pride, with lies!

I'm leaving because I love you...
I won't wound you with anything!
You will remain for me—
my dream that never came true!

I'm leaving because I love you...