I Love You

She said ‘I love you’ before she died
But she didn’t say it to my face
I wasn’t there when she said ‘goodnight’
She said it to someone else
This should have been me
This could have been me
This would have been me
If I wasn’t afraid

This should have been you
This could have been you
This would have been you
But I chose to wait

Here is our story
Here is our plight
No happy ending
No lullaby
There ain’t no glory
No hero
No knight
No dragon
No princess
No honour
No fight

I go to sleep alone
Every night I wake with a stone
Where once was a heart
I said ‘I love you’ at the graveside
With a sense of loss, I can’t replace
I’d give the world for another try
She’ll never be here to tell
This should have been us
This could have been us
This would have been us
But now it’s too late

She said ‘I love you’ before she died
But I never got to bid farewell
I wasn’t there when she said ‘goodnight’
Now she’ll say it to no one else
Again
I loved you then
I love you still
Be sure I did
I do
I will