God, don't look at me with those eyes
So full of love and yearning
And the full knowledge that you'll lose me
So damn soon.
I want to hug you tight
Crush you in my arms
And never let go, if only
To keep those tears I see in your eyes from falling
And I tell myself "it won't last forever, I'll see you again soon"
But shit, that doesn't help
Because the misery I see in your face is reflected in my heart
But it does no one any good if we're both crying, so
I laugh off your distressed look with a promise
To return soon and a joke
And it doesn't really work, because the only thing
Holding back your tears is
The makeup you're wearing and the pride you need to keep
But you're strong too
And you smile and laugh along anyway
And we both pretend that this is like any other day when
We say "see you later"
And ignore that voice that's making our heads hurt
That's beging "just stay"