Thoughts of Love Lost

Music wise, I like an assortment of types of music from some country (e.g., I love Patsy Cline), to dance club CD's, to classical. It pretty much depends on where I am and what I am doing. Going through some old boxes recently, I found some old cassettes I had forgotten about. One has a series of songs by Rodney Crowell. One song on the cassette always makes me think back about those I have loved romantically and lost - either because I was in the closet and never professed my love and missed what might have been. Or even in the case of my ex-wife, some of the genuinely good times we had even though our relationship was doomed to fail (and turn ugly in the divorce). Here the words to this song called "After All This Time":

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There were trains

And we out-run 'em

There were songs

And we out-sung 'em

There were brighter days never ending

There was time

And we were burnin'

There were rhymes

And we were learnin'

There was all the love two hearts could hold

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And after all this time
You're always on my mind
Hey I could never let it end'
Cause my heart takes so long to mend
The dream that keeps your hopes alive
The lonely nights you hold inside
And after all this time
You're always on my mind
I still want you
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There was rain
That we outlasted
There was pain
But we got past it
There were last goodbyes still left unspoken
There were ways I should have thrilled you
There were days I could have killed you
You're the only love my life has known
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And after all this time
You're always on my mind
Hey I could never let you go
A broken heart that heals so slow
Could never beat for someone new
While you're alive and I am too
And after all this time
You're always on my mind
I still miss you
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And I could never let it in'
Cause my heart takes so long to mend
The dream that keeps your hopes alive
The lonely nights you hold inside
And after all this time
You're always on my mind
I still want you
Hey after all this time
You're always on my mind
I still love you