Valentine's Day. Just another reminder
of what could never be.
I walked away when you made your choice
and I'm left with only painful memories.

There are no cards, no chocolates, no gifts
to be shared with my intended.
When the fourteenth comes around each year
I'm reminded of all that could not be.

Your hand wasn't destined to be mine
and my life forever changed that day.
For that was the day when I set you free
and became a prisoner for eternity.

Through the years I wish and I wonder
if I had only tried harder to win you.
Would the outcome have been different
or would he always hold sway?

There has never been another, no one
to share my soul and desires. No one
who could compare with your beauty and grace.
No one to fill my empty spirit with feelings.

When this day comes, the sting returns
to remind me of my destiny.
My eyes fill with sadness and pain
until the dam bursts and releases the torrent.

The tears are my only companion on this day
and I can feel each one as they silently fall.