The Longing

There’s an emptiness inside me

That nothing seems to fill

And a loneliness down in my soul

That nothing seems to kill

There’s a desperate lover waiting

For one I have not met

And a memory of what may be

Of one I can’t forget

There’s a thirst that is unquenchable

And a well that has gone dry

There’s a sadness in the dampness

Of a teardrop in my eye

A song is playing in my ear

That takes me far away

A place where love is blossoming

And gracing each new day

It’s there I find you waiting

And I pause for a short while

To find comfort in your loving touch

And beauty in your smile

So, come to me, if just in dreams

And stay with me tonight

Hold me close, sweet angel

Until the morning’s light