With shaking arms and a pounding heart
I walked to her, slowly,
To open up and tell her what I felt
But lo! I stopped as I saw her
Laughing in the arms of another
Turning quietly, I walked away
Thinking to myself .. if only ..
One fine day, she called me
A girl from Texas, sweet and cheerful
Talked to me like she knew me long
Setting my heart pining for her
Until one day, she said she had a mate
And was awaiting his arrival
I laughed with her and wished her luck
Hidden in me was the thought .. why? If only ..
Heard her voice in the aisle next to me
was attracted to her and she reciprocated
Talked and flirted with me while I kept thinking
Wanting to find the right time and open up
But didn’t know where to start and how
Thought about all the thousand possible ways ..
But before I did, she did .. quit
the job and moved away
Leaving me once again with .. if only