The Door I Left Open

I knew you long before the world forgot,

Before the doors were closed, the threads were lost.

You spoke of dreams, of choices yet to make,

And taught eternity what love could take.

I watched you bring the light where shadows grew,

And found myself believing because of you.

I could have told you what I felt back then,

But feared I'd lose the friendship we had been.

There are promises I never made,

And words I chose to hide.

But there's one truth I've always kept,

Through every changing tide.

My door was always open,

I never asked you to stay.

I'd rather watch you find your world,

Than take your choice away.

And if your heart should lead you here,

Across the years, beyond the pain,

You'll find me where you left me,

Until we meet again.

(Until we meet again…)

I've seen the paths that time erased,

The lives we lived, the love we gave.

A blue rose blooms where memories sleep,

For promises the heart still keeps.

I never needed you to know,

The thousand times I watched you go.

For love was never mine to claim,

And I would choose your freedom just the same.

They speak of darkness when they speak of me,

But you've always seen the man beneath.

And though I cannot change what's been,

I'd never write your ending.

My door was always open,

I never asked you to stay.

I'd rather watch you find your world,

Than take your choice away.

And if your heart should lead you here,

Across the years, beyond the pain,

You'll find me where you left me,

Until we meet again.

If you remember nothing,

I'll never make you see.

If you should love another,

You'll still be free of me.

But if one day you turn around,

And find me standing there,

I won't speak of forever,

Or ask you what we were.

I'll simply smile and say…

"There you are."

My door is still wide open,

But now you've chosen to stay.

Not because of who we used to be,

But who we are today.

And if tomorrow brings another road,

Another world beyond our view,

I won't promise you an ending,

Only that my love is true.

You needn't remember every story, darling.

Nor become the woman you once were.

You have always been free to choose.

And should your heart choose mine…

Welcome home.

(Until we meet again…)