Winter Regret

I found myself feeling down
remembering that winter day
when we walked in the snowstorm
had something i had to say

when it began to snow harder
you laughed and raised your collar
you didn't feel the chill
you lifted your head and hollered

"you are the brightest light…
on my darkest days…
the brightest light…"
but i made you go away…

I said goodbye; you weren't mad
you didn't cry - you just stood
I thought it would make you sad
you just said: "It was good…"

forty years spent grieving
but the memory remains
the day i said i was leaving
and i wouldn't be back again

"you are the brightest light…
on my darkest days…
the brightest light…"
but i made you go away…

you quickly found another
and i thought i would too
you got yourself a truer lover
I’m just a lonely old fool

"you are the brightest light…
on my darkest days…
the brightest light…"
but i made you go away …