REACHING

 

WHEN YOU ARE GENTLY REACHING FOR ME

IN THE NIGHT-TIME HOURS,

AND YOUR TOUCH CANNOT FIND MY BODY,

IT SHALL BE BECAUSE I AM GONE.

 

WHEN YOU ARE SOFTLY REACHING FOR ME

DURING YOUR DAYTIME BREAKS,

YOU SHALL NOT FIND ME AT HOME AT ALL,

FOR MY HEART HAS GONE.

 

WHEN YOU ARE CHARMINGLY REACHING FOR ME

AT THE CLOSE OF EACH DAY,

YOU SHALL FIND THAT YOU HAVE REACHED NOTHING,

FOR I SHALL HAVE FLOWN AWAY.

 

WHEN YOU ARE SOFTLY REACHING FOR ME

WHENEVER YOU NEED LOVE,

YOU SHALL FIND THAT I AM NOT WITH YOU AT ALL,

FOR YOU HAVE LOVED TOO MANY.

 

WHEN YOU ARE ENDLESSLY REACHING FOR ME,

WHEN YOU NEED ME TO STAND BY YOU,

YOU SHALL FIND THAT YOU LOST ME LONG AGO,

FOR YOU WANTED TOO MANY WOMEN.

 

WHEN YOU REACH FOR ME BECAUSE YOU NEED ME,

WHEN YOU NEED ME THE VERY MOST,

YOU SHALL FIND THAT I DO NOT NEED YOU ANYMORE,

AND YOU SHALL FIND ME GONE.

 

 

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