In days gone by

In days gone by my tears I did cry

For myself and for my sorry life

I wished to be a happy child

Full of life and fun; gone wild!

But sadness was my companion

I felt so lost; alone; amid the crowd

I was just a little girl; 

I wanted to love the whole world

I was sad and lonely

Wanted to be loved only

Didn't want to cry those tears

I wanted pony tails and castle keeps

I wanted puppy dogs and kittens too

I wanted happiness for ever too!

But life goes on and for some time

I needed to live my life and find some love

But life doesn't come like in fairy tales

There were no happy endings in my tales

Only sadness and hard work too!

That's what I had to do to live my life

I had to take all the bad along with the good

I had to walk along that darkened path

I would often look aside and wish for love

But it seemed like nothing would ever come

To me from up above!

Yet now as I look back through all those days

I realise that I was touched by those loving rays

Dear Jesus was beside me 

He was there to love and guide me

I just didn't recognise His love

Now I see how blessed it can be

To have my dear one sit with me

Here He sits within this heart

Here we communicate; are never apart!