I Didn't Know You Were There

Coulda walked
A little bit past
Where I needed to go.
Coulda talked
A little bit fast,
But I just didn’t know.

Didn’t think
You would be there
So near me.
Didn’t blink
As you walked away
Tearily.

Didn’t know.
Didn’t see.
Never showed
How much
You meant to me.

Coulda cried
Through the night
Had I known
You were there
And you cared.
But I didn’t.
And you didn’t.
That’s clear to me
Now.

What can I say
Now that you
Went away?
Can’t hear me sobbing
On the city streets.
The rain is pouring
Coming down in sheets.
My face is soaked
With tears and rain.
What we had
Was so much pain.
But I’d trade it all
If it meant I’d see you again.

Coulda walked
A little bit past
Where I needed to go.
Coulda talked
A little bit fast,
But I just didn’t know.

Didn’t think it would hurt
To imagine your smile.
Didn’t think I’d be affected
After this long while.
Guess I was a fool,
then as before.
But can’t stay away from you
And can no longer ignore.

Come to me
And you’ll see
I can be
A better soul.
Staggering
Out of breath,
Leaning like a bum
Against the gas lamp pole
Water rushing
Through the gutter,
Sweeping trash and debris.
Like the rain in the night
Is cleansing me.

When they said it was you
And you were staring at me
Wish they told me sooner
So I could see.
I bet that you were radiant
Giving warmth like the sun.
Why didn’t you stay longer?
Why did you run?

Sitting in a puddle
Who really cares?
The whole world is flooded
No one answers my prayers.

Fame and fortune
Don’t mean a thing
Without you, your love
And you wearing my ring.

Coulda walked
A little bit past
Where I needed to go.
Coulda talked
A little bit fast,
But I just didn’t know.
You were there.