The Once-ler walked about the desolate wasteland of what was once the beautiful Truffula forest valley. His regret, and grief was slowly eating away inside him, but nothing was paining him more than the feeling of his broken heart.
A hundred days have made me older
Since the last time that I saw your pretty face
A thousand lies have made me colder
And I don't think I can look at this the same.
The Once-ler knew he made more mistakes in a few years than most others make throughout their lives. He didn't want it to end the way it did, but it ended that way anyway. Losing his best friend was one thing, and losing his friendship with everyone else was another, but losing the love of his life was a whole very different thing.
But all the miles that separate
Disappear now that I'm dreaming of your face
I'm here without you baby
But you're still on my lonely mind
I think about you baby
And I dream about you all the time
I'm here without you baby
But you're still with me in my dreams
And tonight, it's only you and me
Nights in the Truffula forest were always beautiful, but tonight it was more gorgeous than any other night, thought the Once-ler was probably just thinking that because