True Love

Ever since I was a child

I dreamed a dream of you

But I didn’t know it then

Real dreams can come true

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You were my best friend

A love that I held dear

But I couldn’t voice that love

Because you were another girl

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All my friends were boys I fear

That’s the way it had to appear

But I could love you from afar

Not when others were near

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I feel ashamed to say

I let others dictate my life

I listened too intently to them

When they advised ‘tween wrong and right

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My heart ached for you

Whilst I was living someone else’s life

And It broke my heart to break your heart

Whilst wishing you could be my wife

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You are too good for me

You were then and still are now

You were always honest with your love

Standing tall and proud

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It took me half my life

To realise you were right

I needed to live as my heart saw fit

With our love in the spotlight

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Ever since I was a child

I dreamed a dream of you

And I couldn’t believe my luck

When you said you loved me too

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We could have been together

As childhood sweethearts

But because of me, my love

This is where our true love starts

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My advice to others

In such a predicament as ours

Follow your heart if it’s safe to do so

Don’t let others keep you apart