Can I Just Walk Away?

by Wayne Hicks

Can I just walk away? I t seems that I’ve been his forever,

Through the life, and the times when we’ve hurt, and we’ve cried, and we’ve healed,

A thousand mem’ries flood my heart, Of our ten long years together,

But, just a moment in your arms, and it all seems so unreal,

Like a dream that fades away in the bright light of the morning,

And is forgotten in the wonder of the day,

This part of me that you’ve awakened yearns to see the light,

And so, I wonder, can I just walk away?

So, can I just walk away? Turn away from love and laughter,

From the promise I made, when a vow made me his for all time,

And, if I run into your arms, Where ecstasy awaits me,

Will I ever be certain, that the dream is truly mine?

But a dream just fades away in the bright light of the morning,

And it’s forgotten in the wonder of the day,

This dream has come unbidden, but it burns within me now,

To ask the question, can I just walk away?

Oh, can I just walk away, From the wonder of your kisses,

To return to my place by his side, in the cold morning light,

From the rapture of tonight, To the promise of tomorrows,

Will there be any comfort in doing what I know is right?

This dream will never fade into the distance of my mem’ry,

Or be forgotten, though I know that’s what I’ll pray,

I know that I’ll remember you as long as I shall live,

But the eyes of my children, tell me that I have to stay.