If I had Courage

if i had the courage to say

all the words that would have gotten you to stay

maybe i wouldn't be here right now

trying, endlessly, to reason with how

i could ever see you again

but time is fleeting in its most precious moments

and watching you walk away

and struggling to figure out how to say

all the words that would have gotten you to stay

i'll sit here two moments more

as you walk through the door

the feelings won't keep from leaking

but tears cannot keep you from leaving

so i'll sit here two moments more

and watch as you close the door

with you will go all my plans

my dreams and hopes were in your hands

maybe i wouldn't be here right now

if i had the courage to say

all the words that would have gotten you to stay