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Likely To Get Burned
by
Alice C. Bateman
I’m just a ghost until you call
The ghost of me; that says it all
I’m just a wraith until I hear
That voice I cherish in my ear
I cannot work I cannot play
I feel I’m trapped again today
Inside a situation that holds us in its thrall
And every conversation is just about it all
We used to have a life before
And now each day is just a chore
A chunk of time we must endure
Oh please God help me find a cure
I have to let go of you or draw you closer in
I have been on hold for months don’t know where to begin
We have to build a life again from somewhere in our heart
Yes our heart not mine; it’s been yours from the start
Don’t know if you really see the way I truly feel
But let me reassure you dear, this love is very real
So real its slowly killing me while you’re still trapped in there
I can’t believe how life’s turned out it just feels so unfair
What do I do let go or stay inside this situation
This love’s sometimes too big for me there seems no consolation
It hurts so much to love like this when it can't be returned
Hold your finger to the candle girl you’re likely to get burned
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