Where Are You Now?

You were always there when I was happy,
I always found you when the sun was shining.
You always took my hand when I wanted to dance.
You never turned your back when life was good.
You ran to me when I was laughing at the wind.
You brushed my wings, and helped to fly so high.
You never left when I was giving all I had.
You were always by my side when paradise was close,
And you stood by me when the storms were far away.

But where have you been when I lost my way?
I couldn't see you when the rain fell down.
You weren't there when I was broken and torn apart.
Where were you when the life within was fading away?
I reached out and found nothing when I was falling.
My wings were broken but you just turned your back.
Where did you go when my laughter turned to tears?
Why weren't you there when I was lonely and sad?
Where have you been when all my dreams fell apart?

And now the thunder is slowly fading to nothing.
The sun is coming through the clouds, pain is vanishing,
And soon I will be standing on my own feet again.
And I look back, and see you in the distant past,
And I could leave you there - a memory of long ago.
So why do I still see your face in my dreams?
And why does my head scream your name all the time?
Why do I still ask myself where are you now...?

[23rd March, 2003]