Poems From the Underground Volume 2, Page 3
Robert C. Waggoner
When I stop and I think of you
I'm tormented because I know the truth
I know what I want, but you don't
Know what you need
Or what to do
And at this point in time
Though you're everything to me
I'm not
Anything at all to you
The obstacles between us
Are unfair
But they are what they are
You're everything I wanted
And I still do
But there is a distance that's just too far
So don't worry
But please don't hate me
I had to do this for you
The obstacles between us
Are unfair
But they are what they are
You're everything I wanted
And I still do
But there is a distance that's just too far
So don't worry
But please don't hate me
I had to do this for you
I had to make myself do this all for you
It breaks me
Breaks my heart right in two
The obstacles between us
Are unfair
But they are what they are
You're everything I wanted
And I still do
But there is a distance that's just too far
So don't worry
But please don't hate me
I had to do this for you
I HAD TO DO THIS FOR YOU
Let’s Leave Love (in the Past)
You said I was
The only thing good in your life
But we both know
That wasn't true
Saying I made everything seem ok
Is a lie I can't take from you
I could never ask you
To change everything for me
The feelings that I have
Won't allow for me to ever be
That kind of selfish person
Who expects so very much
But thinking right now
That I will never know your kiss
That I will never know your touch
Is so hard for me to handle
I feel like I'll lose my mind
But maybe one day, you and I
Will maybe come to find
That we did the right thing for both of us
And walked away from what we had
And moving on alone
Is not so very bad
I did this for you
You did it for me
It hurts so much
I'm dying inside
But we know we could never be
Anything more than we've been
Anything good enough to last
So, goodbye for now, my love
Let's leave love in the past
I never lied about
How I felt about you
But no matter how hard I tried
I couldn't help but have doubts, too
Knowing I wished I didn't
Knowing it wasn't all that fair
Hoping it would go away
Hoping you wouldn't care
And that you would look at me
And see everything you want
Not the miserable man I am
But see more inside of me
Not the excuse I show on the front
We thought we could both give everything
And never hold anything back
But the truth of the matter is
There was way too much we lacked
And forgetting the forever we talked about
Is the best thing we could do
So maybe you could get over me
And maybe I could... get over you
I did this for you
You did it for me
It hurts so much
I'm dying inside
But we know we could never be
Anything more than we've been
Anything good enough to last
So, goodbye for now, my love
Let's leave love in the past
If you hate me for this
I could understand you for that
If I came in too early or too late
Bad timing is what I had
I'm sorry I couldn't be what you needed
Or at least what you said you did
So so long, if it's wrong, oh well, goodbye, my friend
I did this for you
You did this for me
It hurts so much
I'm dying inside
But we know we would never be
Anything more than what we've been
Anything good enough to last
So, goodbye for now, my love
For the good of us...
Let's leave love in the past
Let's leave it in the past
Never dig it back up
Because we can't make it last
Leave love in the past
Leave it in the past
In the past
It came and went too fast
Forgive me for forsaking you
And if this is at all breaking you
Forgive me for that
Eyes
Before I met you
I was on my own
If you don't want me
I'll leave you alone
ALONE!
In this world
We take what comes
Sometimes it's good
But we might not know what from
Gotta play
The hand that's dealt
And right now
My hand might be
You forgettin how you felt
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Am I the same
As you thought I'd be
BE!
Am I livin for you
Like you said you live for me
Do we need
To move on and feel free
FREEEEEE!
Maybe if you erase
The memories
You won't feel the pain
That haunts you constantly
Because I haven't done
All I said I would
Fallin short
And of course, no good
Can you stand to face
The misery
And replace
How I bring you down
With new energy
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Am I the same
As you thought I'd be
BE!
Am I livin for you
Like you said you live for me
Do we need
To move on and feel free
FREEEEEE!
Free like I wonder if you want
Free like you were once
Free to not be tied down
Free to know that I'm not around
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Am I the same
As you thought I'd be
BE!
Am I livin for you
Like you said you live for me
Do we need
To move on and feel free
FREEEEEE!
Sometimes the vibe
Is that you're confused
Feelin alone,
Though I'm there with you
I've never once
Tried to betray
But maybe that's not it
Maybe it's the things I say
And I say...
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Am I the same
As you thought I'd be
BE!
Am I livin for you
Like you said you live for me
Do we need
To move on and feel free
FREEEEEE!
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Am I the same
As you thought I'd be
BE!
Am I livin for you
Like you said you live for me
Do we need
To move on and feel free
FREEEEEE!
If these eyes
Can speak the truth
Then listen to them
Because the message for you
Is that I'm not done
And I don't want an end
I don't want to go
Or to just be your friend
I try so hard
But I know I fail
I'm far from perfect
Maybe what we had
Will come back and prevail
Maybe not...
Maybe not
Maybe what we got
Is fading and turned cold from hot
Look into my eyes
Tell me what you see
Am I the same
As you thought I'd be
BE!
Am I livin for you
Like you said you live for me
Do we need
To move on and feel free
FREEEEEE!
Look into my eyes
Look deep in my eyes
You'll see no lies
Just half a soul
Waiting to be whole
Part of a man who really tries
Look into my eyes
Look into my eyes
Look into my eyes eyes eyes
Eyes eyes eyes
How Can You Stay
You have too many
Problems to remedy
And all you do to me
Is create anarchy
My ability
To withstand cruelty
Is diminishing
Will it finish me
Before I get anything
To make sense sensably
Do you remember me
The way I used to be
Livin life undoubtingly
Can you go on alone, without me
Or do you have to know
You're not on your own
But what it's all about to be
What is this life
That we have to live
When does it end
When will somethin give
How do you take
All we both give away
Does it add up
Despite all the pain,
Why do you stay
It once was bright
Like the future was full of light
And all the past
Was last night
Nothin to worry about or anymore regret
Thankful for the day we met
But I think we're not to rock bottom yet
But so close
We know
And we'll soon hope we can forget
This thing we got
Might seem so clear
Like everything we want
But turn to fear
And eat us up
And will it be enough
To rely on love
What is this life
That we have to live
When does it end
When will somethin give
How do you take
All we both give away
Does it add up
Despite all the pain,
Why do you stay
What is this life
That we have to live
When does it end
When will somethin give
How do you take
All we both give away
Does it add up
Despite all the pain,
Why do you stay
Hope and happiness
Are barely here right now
Fighting to make it all make sense
And though together, apart somehow
Reaching out
For what we've lost
Feeding off the getting off
Yet ignoring the heavy cost
What is this life
That we have to live
When does it end
When will somethin give
How do you take
All we both give away
Does it add up
Despite all the pain,
Why do you stay
This life
We must live
When does it end
Will somethin give
How do we take
What we both give away
Does it add up
With all this pain,
How can you stay
How can you stay
How can you stay
Are we caught up
In our own games we play
Do we feel shame
Is it just one more price to pay
How can you stay
How can you stay
Try So Hard to Feel
All we have is
Nothing more
Empty, scarred, and
Waiting for
Something to change
But it... never does
Can't replace
What we
Wish it was
With anything but
All there is
Broken open, frozen tears
I try so hard to feel
But it only hurts
That's all I have
And is it worth
The pain, the stain, the blame
I go through
Rearranged, so ashamed
But it's all true
If you could show me how
I could live again
I might try
But still fail like I did back then
Alive, but really I die
Forgotten I feel
And so used
Living lies that leave me
Absent, alone, from
Everyone's view
I try so hard to feel
But it only hurts
That's all I have
And is it worth
The pain, the stain, the blame
I go through
Rearranged, so ashamed
But it's all true
You are so cold, so abused
Not by me
But I get stuck with you
So alone, so confused
Never knowin what to do
To help so you can let it all go
Taking all the jabs you throw
And I sometimes can't give in
To all the hurt, the pain inside
Of you
Am I really a man
Or still a child, not understanding
What you go through
I try so hard to feel
But it only hurts
That's all I have
And is it worth
The pain, the stain, the blame
I go through
Rearranged, so ashamed
But it's all true
I've tried so hard to feel
But it always hurts
That's all I have
And is it really worth
The pain, the stain, the blame
I go through
Rearranged and ashamed
Knowing it's all true
When will it end
When will you look at me
And finally see
The truth
Tell me how to live
How to turn back time
And maybe feel again
Maybe stop accepting my own excuse
I try so hard to feel
But it only hurts
That's all I have
And is it worth
The pain, the stain, the blame
I go through
Rearranged, so ashamed
But it's all true
It's so true that I can't begin
To tell
If anything is real anymore
But I know I know
So much pain so very well
Hiding it but not getting by with it
So every day is a game
To see if I'm in Hell
Try so hard...
To feel
It hurts
It's all I have
Is it worth
Everything that I go through
Rearranged, ashamed
It's all true
Worth It All the While
I know what I've got
I know I've got it good
The test of whether
We'll make it or not
Is if I truly try
To be the man I should
Every day I'm thankful
That she's everything to me
She's beautiful enough
To make me barely see
Blinded by
The light of her smile
Time will tell if we're doin well
Livin for love or for ourselves
But I know...
It's worth it all the while
She'll never know
Just how much she means
She could guess
But it'd be too little for me
It'd be denial
And every day
No matter what we say
I know...
It's worth it all the while
I'm about to burst
Cuz I can't contain my love
I feel so much
That one heart's not enough
For her love,
I'd walk a million miles
Just to see her face
And feel one embrace
It'd be...
Worth it all the while
Does she know
That I love her so
Can she feel
That whatever she asks me to do
That, I will
I wouldn't trade one day
For every penny in a pile
Because I know...
There's no amount of money or gold
That I could hold
That would make me give her up
And forget the love
That was worth it all the while
Isn’t She (Too Beautiful for Me)
It's rare in life
When you find someone
Who can make you smile each day
Someone who can take your breath away
With every word they say
Every time that she speaks
She makes me think
Isn't she too beautiful for me
Isn't she too beautiful for me
So amazing, so sweet
She makes me thank God for this
That each time we kiss
We'll both know what we've missed
And what we want love to be
But isn't she too beautiful for me
God's best angel came here to Earth
To show me what love's worth
And the man I should be
But isn't she too beautiful for me
I can't tell her enough what she's done
With beauty brighter than the sun
And how much she's all that I need
But isn't she too beautiful for me
Isn't she too beautiful for me
So amazing, so sweet
She makes me thank God for this
That each time we kiss
We'll both know what we've missed
And what we want love to be
But isn't she too beautiful for me
I could never find someone else
Who makes me feel all I've felt
Loving her, I can't help
She's got me trapped,
And I don't wanna be free
