Then and Now

Love is something that's hard to define,
but I knew someone once who gave it a try
In a place for one's own words on a poster,
I noticed her thoughts when I looked closer:

"Finding everything you never knew you wanted
In someone who feels the same about you."
Since then this is how I've believed love to be true

Now that I finally take the time to look back
I wonder what on Earth I was thinking in the past
Sitting, hoping, dreaming at home
But always ending up so broken and alone

Once I thought I had a chance,
Someone gave an interested glance
For two long years I waited in vain,
Hurting so much and cursing Cupid's name

Then someone came along who made everything believable,
A crush from the past I had deemed unachievable,
For one special night after singing a song
I realized where the arrow was headed all along

A poet and comedian, what more could a girl want?
So many little things I adore but never thought
A strong young man able to rise above his past
All this I didn't know I wanted but boy I'm falling fast

Suddenly my time has come to shine
Unwavering hope I never thought could be mine
My dream has finally found a start,
breaking plans from before, but overwhelming my heart

A cologne I'd heard had finest scent and casing
Has been completely shot down by one that sends my pulse racing
I knew it wasn't true, that dream held right behind,
For one right in front of me has claimed my body, soul and mind

It's strange to think out of all those fish in the sea
Someone like him would choose little old me
But every day I'm glad that he has
And I'm sure we'll make some memories that last

A shoulder to lean on, a hand to take
One who won't play with my heart or cause it to break
I try to be everything he wants in return
If there's any more I can do I hope I can learn

So incredibly amazing what's happened to me now
Man, have I ever gotten lucky somehow
I'm able to have faith in myself again
Thanks to a passionate lover mixed with a Gold-Hearted friend

Sometimes it's hard to show how much I care
I hope you know I'll always be there
Though it's something I may not always act or say
I love you so much and I do more each day