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Walked away from the fat of the land
Look at life through the eyes of a rebel
Figured that pain is the language of love
I lived to tell tales that survivors lost
Standing, with laughter in the rain
Waiting, to smile at the morning dew

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss

Leaning, on the crutch of time
Walking, between the lines of age
Nothing lost, Nothing gained
I saw you through the flames
As rainbows carried colors high
Life was coming but also passing by
Gave away the dreams of new days dawning

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss

Drenched with sorrow
Released from a wish I had to borrow
I saw you in the moonlight
Like a tree upon a mourning hill
Riding down a highway
From a life standing still
Words hanging from a hungry tongue
Love is forever until............

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss

Hair all fallen down
Like rice upon a shattered crown
Eyes covered like an island shore
Come the sunset and the rising moon
Time can tell me no more

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss

Searching fingers like an ocean mist
Days turned short by labors demands
Stumbling through the haze
With blind mans hands
I call out your name
Blow out candles of doubt
Soon it will be all over

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss

A wedding band
Slips from a tired bone
Rain dripping in
Through a hole in the shingles
A scent of secrecy
Hangs on my shoulder
A heart growing older

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss

Shadows fall from a tired window pane
A camera catches color in a silent frame
An man becomes young again
As he remembers when love was tender
A rich purse, a lovers curse
Picnics in September
All given to the poor
To help them heal
Love moves on
to the next heart he can steal

I did it all
For the promise of your kiss.