FADING YOUTH AWAY

She was laying her sleepy bed

cats were crawling around her neck

playing games turning into mad

but she stared along the wall

where his face seems growing old

fading youth away from all

Every time when he had to go

with the band for a guitar-show

he confirmed that he loved her so

and the nights before he went

they made love until the end

cause there love was to be meant

and she drowned her loving bed

dreaming arms around her neck

playing games until she slept

Twice a week he was calling home

talking for hours on the phone

said he missed her so far alone

and she smiled for being loved

by the man who seemed so tough

thanking angels up above

she sent kisses from her bed

kept desires most unsaid

for she wouldn’t make him sad

When the day of return began

just all at once, the doorbell rang

there stood a member of the band

he had some bad things to say:

her lovely boyfriend passed away

he had a heartattack to pay

they found letters in his bed

for the one he missed so bad

choose an overdose for death

so his secret kept unsaid.

She was laying her sleepy bed

cats were crawling around her neck

playing games turning into mad

but she stared along the wall

where his face seems growing old

fading youth away from all.

© JELOU