Learning The Hard Way

You gave me a vision
of what life is to be.
You showed me the world
What I was to see.
You promised me love,
Said you'd always be there,
To lend me a hand,
To show me you care.
We walked through the days
Never rushing our steps,
We cherished our time
For the time was well spent.
Then suddenly one day
You weren't there by my side,
You were gone forever,
But not a tear did I cry.
I rushed through the days
By myself, all alone,
Cherished our memories
Although my anger's grown.
Then one day I thought of you
And sighed a bitter sigh,
The long awaited sadness
Pierced my heart
and then I cried.
I cried for all the empty dreams
That people have these days.
I cried because I had a dream,
and then it slipped away.
I cried because a love like ours
Was always meant to last.
To endure throughout eternity,
The present, the future, the past,
And although I wouldn't have changed it,
In my heart I know it's true,
A lesson learned the hard way
Was the price of loving you.