SAYING GOODBYE

SAYING GOODBYE

I sit here and think
The years that have past
When I didn't drink
But you took me so high.

Oh, how you affected me
You made my fingertips tingle
I'd get weak at the knees
Oh, how we could mingle.

I would greet you daily with a smile
You'd make my body go really numb
At that instance we'd become one
The whole time my thinking was real dumb.

You abused me, but you gave me what I'd need
You taught me to lie and con
Each time you'd leave me to bleed
But our love affair raged on.

You had me in your clutches
I couldn't run far enough away
I loved you oh, so very much
I needed you every day.

There were so many ways I'd use you
And I always kept you near
We even had our best of times
I loved your reflection in my mirror.

When I get the feeling to see you
I'll remember when last we met
How you left me so sad and blue
I couldn't take you back, even on a bet.

I thought that we would never part
And you know I'll never forget your name
In my life, I have a new start
Goodbye to you my love, Mr. Cocaine.

1990 by Elizabeth Shaver-LaMonda