If I only had an hour
What would I do?
I could burn these funeral flowers
And send the ashes to you
Or I could take a year
And be long over due
While the long days devour
All that I held true

You know I'd climb an ivory tower
Just to shine your silver shoes
If I had a magic power
I 'd blow away those blues
But I'm a simple man
With nothing left to lose
But my breath is getting shorter
And I'm running out of clues

There's a pain an ancient stain
I can see it in your eyes
But there's no shame, no bitter blame 
For every love that dies

I've lived a hundred lifetimes
Walked a thousand avenues
Seen too many lonely people
Kneel in rows of empty pews 
I could have made your words rhyme
From your first cry to the tomb
It took a hundred lifetimes
And I still couldn't choose 

I've asked the willow if he knows
What it takes to make you stay
A whispered prayer on the morning air
But still you slipped away 

My days are passing slower
Feel I'm just drifting through
And today I heard a rumour
That you were leaving soon 
Why can't you wait a minute
And recall the sweet perfume
Of the fresh bloom I picked you
On that golden afternoon

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