I knew each time I touched you, it could be the last
And I feared with each kiss time was moving too fast
And I held on tightly
And I longed for the cure
But you slipped away slowly
Now the past is a blur
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
We tried to enjoy every second we had
And I held you and loved you and for that I am glad
And we went on vacation
To our place in the sun
But each sunset I feared
That next year you’d be gone
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I soaked in your words and I memorized your face
Because I knew that too soon you’d be gone from this place
And time flew by quickly
It wouldn’t slow down,
And days became weeks
Until ten months had gone
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I hoped and I prayed and I screamed and I railed
But the shots and the pills and the treatments all failed
And I begged God for mercy
And I raged against fate
As your body kept weakening
Until it was too late
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And despite the remission, you didn’t get well
And one morning in August you finally fell
And your hip was fractured
And complications set in
And the doctors all told me
That this was the end
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
And I longed for the cure that I knew wouldn’t come
So I signed all the papers; there was nothing I could do
And I whispered goodbye and I held on to you
And your life ended
Your suffering is through
But my pain is forever
As I live without you
And I long for the cure that I know won’t come
And I long for the cure that I know won’t come
April 25, 2018
