23 May 2012

I'm standing here at attention But my mind is miles away Thinking of the dancing girl And how I'll tell her some day

I love her but I dare not speak Because when I'm around her I fear That she will hear me and not care That I think of her so dear

I'm called the steadfast tin soldier And that's how I'll always be Steadfast in my love to her Solid in my loyalty

I will stand the test of time And my love will never fade Though they say she'll never be mine They'll never truly persuade

I can't be changed, I refuse They'll never stop me from caring I won't give up on a life together And that will take some daring

I'd go to the ends of the earth for her My beautiful girl who dances So gracefully, like a swan As on her toes she prances

If I were to end this very minute Melting under the stress of heat I'd hope she'd know that I loved her Until my very last heartbeat

I knew my day would come And I'd be fed to the fire But no one could predict what happened With the object of my desire

She leapt across the room to me And jumped into the blaze She pulled me close and held me tight Together till the end of days

I left behind my heart of tin She left her cinder rose Now we are truly together at last And finally, she knows

I.Sparrow

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