Love and Loss

Love and Loss (a song)

The days stretched on
and the nights flew fast.
We lived in each other,
building memories to last.
The hot summer sun
sunk low in the trees.
You promised yourself,
you said you’d never leave.

We were racing the clock,
we were racing the world.
You were my savior,
and I was your girl.

Oh, it all came so fast,
I just couldn’t believe.
You were gone just like that,
like the leaves from the trees.
The harsh winter rain
froze my tears into snow.
How can I go on without you?
I just don’t know.

You were holding my hand,
you were holding my heart.
We never saw it coming,
but it tore us apart.
I watched you in horror,
as you were taken away
on that busy highway,
in the bright summer day.

We were racing the clock,
we were racing the world.
You were my savior,
and I was your girl.

Oh, it all came so fast,
I just couldn’t believe.
You were gone just like that,
like the leaves from the trees.
The harsh winter rain
froze my tears into snow.
How can I go on without you?
I just don’t know.

Now I’m back home for the first time since then,
and I’m standing by your headstone

just remembering when we were racing the clock,
we were racing the world.
You were always my savior,
I was your baby girl.

Oh, it all came so fast,
I just couldn’t believe.
Oh, how could I go on without you?
Oh, how could you leave?

I’ll never know.