TEARS IN THE COFFIN
JOE'S DIARY
Every love I chased walked away
A lonely heart with so much to say
I gave all I had, but it was never enough
Left on the outside of the life I dreamed of
I just wanted a chance to be loved, to feel whole
To be the one holding the heart I’d stolen
But if I go and my dreams stay undone
There’ll be tears in the coffin, even when I'm gone
I fell hard every single time
Believed in the magic, tried to make it mine
But they never saw me, never gave me a glance
Just a man with a heart, but never a chance
I dream of a love that’s too far to touch
A face in the crowd, the one I want so much
They live in my mind, but not in my arms
A bittersweet ache, a never-ending charm
I just wanted a chance to be loved, to feel whole
To be the one holding the heart I’d stolen
But if I go and my dreams stay undone
There’ll be tears in the coffin, even when I'm gone
If I ever find her, and she looks my way
If the stars align on a perfect day
I’d say with a smile, as I take her hand
You're the best thing that's ever happened to me
In this promised land
I hold onto hope, though it cuts like a knife
A spark in the dark keeps me fighting for life
But shadows of longing pull me apart
A prisoner to dreams that weigh on my heart
I just wanted a chance to be loved, to feel whole
To be the one holding the heart I’d stolen
But if I go and my dreams stay undone
There’ll be tears in the coffin, even when I'm gone
So here I lie, with a soul that believed
In the love I dreamed of, but never received
If my heart’s never held, if my love stays unknown
Just know there’ll be tears even in stone