I wrote a song about you,
but I can't tell you the words, so this will have to do.
I didn't say that I love you, and I certainly didn't say
that you felt the same way.
I didn't talk about that stroll in the park,
or the theatre where we held hands in the dark,
or watching you laugh while the dogs bark.
No, I kept that to myself.
I never claimed there was anything special that we shared.
I won't make this a fairytale or pretend that you cared.
No, I never used your name; I swear that much is true.
This wasn't a love song; it just happened to be about you.
I had a dream about you.
Don't get too excited; you got eaten by a dragon before it was through.
And as I dreamed on through the night, I swear you weren't my white knight.
I never talked about the dreams we shared;
even in my dreams you never cared
or held my hand when I was scared.
This wasn't a sweet dream.
I never claimed there was anything special that we shared.
I won't make this a fairytale or pretend that you cared.
No, I never used your name; I swear that much is true.
This wasn't a love song; it just happened to be about you.
I wrote your name on my heart.
Just because I didn't have scrap paper, it doesn't mean I never want us to be apart.
And around the name I wrote there, I didn't draw a heart or smiley face.
That would be out of place.
I didn't talk about that second year,
when my fingers slipped on the boutonniere,
or my knuckles 'tween yours, clutched white with fear.
No, I kept that to myself.
I never claimed there was anything special that we shared.
I won't make this a fairytale or pretend that you cared.
No, I never used your name; I swear that much is true.
This wasn't a love song; I even scribbled out the verse that was about you.
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