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Well, I fanned a flame for Mary
That went out when you arrived
But how ever wrong the reasons
Stayed the course and made a life
Around a friend I thought would be a better wife
And I pretended I could leave and never write
But I counted on the memory
Of your love to feel alive
When the life that I was leading
Had convinced my heart to die
Through all the years I lost to fear and knew were lies
When all the tears I fought appeared and still denied
My dreams are all devoted
And my thoughts always drift to you
My wife admits we're fond but not in love
What hope was left eroded
Now there's nothing left to lose
I know it's wrong to tell you know
Though much to my dismay
But hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
Now the things I used to hope for
All get put up on a shelf
With a wife and kids to care for
There's no more living for myself
I watch beliefs I held get buried in the past
With all the needs I thought to please but knew were last
My dreams are all devoted
And my thoughts always drift to you
My wife admits we're fond but not in love
What hope was left eroded
Now there's nothing left to lose
I'm sorry doesn't say it now
For such a long delay
But hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
How many years are left to waste on dreaming
How many years were lost along the way
I tried to make the best but now I'm screaming
It only made it worse to long to say
My dreams are all devoted
And my thoughts always drift to you
My wife admits we're fond but not in love
What hope was left eroded
Now there's nothing left to lose
It doesn't make a difference now
But later on it may
So hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
And though we're not together
You're not too far away
To hear the words "I love you" when I say
"Howdy, East Orange"
