songs from
Creating Connections
interweaving poem-making and songwriting
Muir Woods, CA ~ photo by aditya bhatia, pixels.com
I Thought
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Verse
I thought
I was the one you would choose,
But you gave me nothing
But bad, bad news.
I thought
I was the one to heal your heart,
But you gave me silence
And kept me in the dark.
All I wanted was another chance
To hold you close
While we danced.
All I wanted was another time
To feed you with my love
And keep you alive.
Chorus
And you said: “I’m not hungry for your love.
You’re not the man I’ve been thinking of.”
And you said: “I’m not hungry for your love.
You’re not the man I’ve been thinking of
You’re not the man I’ve been thinking of
Verse
I thought
I was your rescuer
But you never needed
to be saved.
I thought
I was your last best hope
But you never asked for a ladder
or a sturdy rope
All I wanted was another chance
To hold you close
While we danced.
All I wanted was another time
To feed you with my love
And keep you alive.
Chorus
And then I said: “I’m not chasing you for your love.
Maybe you’re not the woman
I’ve been dreaming of.”
Then I said: “I’m not chasing you for your love.
Maybe you’re not the woman
I’ve been dreaming of.
Maybe you’re not the woman
I’ve been dreaming of.
I thought I was the one you would choose…
I thought I was the one to heal your heart….
I thought… I thought…
©2023 Michael Carr