For The Last Time

In silence, we walked
The twilight world around us glittering
Just like the last time
But tonight will be different

The rain softly falling
Cooling my skin while your closeness burns me
I shouldn't even be here with you
Not tonight, not ever again

And you speak to me so calmly
Your gentle gray eyes reflecting my misery
Saying what you came here to say
As I brace myself to break your heart

I curse myself for all this
What I have brought upon us both
It shouldn't have reached this far
We shouldn't have let it happen at all

Now you stand before me
Offering me the chance of a lifetime I cannot take
Telling me what I wanted to hear years ago
And tonight, I give you my refusal

So look at me closely
As I tell you the truth about you and me
Nothing you say can change it
We were never meant to be

There is nothing you can offer me
On this night with no stars in the midnight sky
It's too late, I couldn't wait
So my future must go on without you

Part of me still wishes it wasn't so
And I know I can never forget who you were to me
But hearts change and so can lives
Eventually, you'll have to let me go

So for tonight, I'll hold your hand
Only to give back to you what you wish to give
And after this, I'll walk away forever
And you will follow me no longer

For tonight is your last night
And this will be the last time we walk in the rain
This is my last chance to see your eyes
I will say goodbye to you indefinitely

And it all ends right here and now
I finally have the courage to say what needs to be said
To you, who have made me cry and smile and sigh
Goodbye, and I hope I never see you again