I Remain the Same

You may tease me, turn away, grow distant, or refuse to stay,
But I remain the same, my love, unchanged in every way.
I am a lover lost in longing, with a heart too full of pain,
How can I find a moment's peace while sorrow falls like rain?

If you should turn your face away and leave me in the night,
My heart will still pursue your steps, beyond the fading light.
What shall I do with this restless soul that never finds its rest?
Your name still beats like a thousand drums inside my aching chest.

You may grow weary of my love and leave without a word,
Yet every whisper of your name is still the sweetest heard.
I am not one to walk away when storms begin to rise,
For love is proved in darkest nights, not underneath clear skies.

If you should close your windows and keep your world apart,
Your memory will find its way through every door of my heart.
I ask for neither promises nor vows that time may break,
Just let me know that somewhere still, my love was not a mistake.

Wherever you may wander, my heart will seek your trace,
And even when you close your eyes, I'll dream of your embrace.
I wonder if you ever know the battles that I fight,
For only lonely moons have seen me crying through the night.

One smile from you could build a world where all my dreams come true,
And all the sorrow in my soul would disappear with you.
Who says a lover's only dream is standing by your side?
Sometimes a lifetime spent in love is where the heart resides.

I ask for nothing from this love but peace within your heart,
I never wish the world's cruel hands should tear your dreams apart.
If your words should turn to bitterness, I will not turn away,
For even bitter words from you are sweeter than the day.

I have no blame for all the tears that fell along the years,
Nor do I curse the hands of fate for bringing us these fears.
I am the same old dreamer, through yesterday and today,
Though destiny may lead my feet through distant roads astray.

If you erase me from your thoughts and leave my world behind,
Your roots will still remain within the deepest of my mind.
And if one day I leave this world and all its joys depart,
Your love will live among the memories sheltered in my heart.

So tease me, turn away, be silent, let the seasons change,
I will remain the same, my love, though life may rearrange.
For once my heart has chosen you, no passing years can sever
The thread that ties my soul to yours, a love that lasts forever.

No, this love shall never die, even if you take away
All that I have gathered through the years along my way.

For I remain the same, my love, through every storm and flame,
I loved you not for what you gave, but simply for your name.