The World I Threw Away

Today I saw you on the street

How sad it was for us to meet

For in that moment of 'hello'

I found the world that I let go

After all the years apart

How strange to find you in my heart

How sad to find that I still love you so

We spoke of all the happy days

Before we went our separate ways

Seeing you I knew the past

Had caught up with my heart at last

I was young and full of spring

Until I saw your wedding ring

It told me of the world I threw away



As we whispered our goodbyes

I held my tears behind my eyes

You kissed my cheek for old time's sake

And I could feel my poor heart break

It was a crazy thing to do

But when you left I followed you

I had to see the world I threw away

I saw the streets I left behind

I saw my yesterdays unwind

And in the park and in the square

The past was waiting everywhere

With each