Not many personal sacrifices have I made
The cuts of my life show on a rusted blade
A simple honest man, not born to be a Tsar
Yet still my heart had room for one more scar

It’s strange to me why words can seem so deep
For what you sow you must not always assume to reap
The string of the bow decides if the arrow holds sway
I would relinquish tomorrow if you are here today

I continue to float aimlessly, lost as a listless cloud
For I would miss your smile in that lonely crowd
Passion cannot survive in a whirlpool of regret
For history is past but future would not forget

You impassioned my hope with feelings tenderly pure
What solitary fish ever passed by a beautiful lure?
Your request for my heart I could not resist
Why is it sometimes I wonder do you even exist?

So comfort deprived I endure when I stand and stare
What use a magical cupboard when shelves are bare?
No strength left have I to drink from the lovers’ cup
For I have swallowed my dream I no longer need to sup

For me true love could not abide to be bitter
Does not fools gold still sparkle and glitter
I did hold your heart for that moment in time
And for that I am blessed, for was it not sublime