The Red Thread

<br>I was only a girl <br>When I went out on my own<br>You wrapped me up warm <br>And just let me go<br>Now I live at the far end <br>Of this long distance line<br>And I`m just another one <br>Who`s gone and left you behind<br><br>Wish we could look at your pictures<br>All the places you`ve been<br>I don`t think you will<br>But you can see them again<br>`Cause you can see them through me<br>The brown eyes I got from you<br>Now I wish I could give `em back to you<br><br>This much I can say<br>This much I can do<br>When your heart is empty<br>I`ll try to fill it for you<br>`Cause I`m the girl who learned to love <br>From watching you <br><br>Wish that I could tell you<br>It`ll all be all right<br>But you never did believe it<br>Through the trials of your life<br>You and I both know<br>It just isn`t true<br>When so much you love<br>Has been taken from you<br><br>I remember when you told me<br>If we run out of time<br>How happy you were<br>Just to know she`ll be mine<br>When I wrap her up warm<br>You`ll be right next to me<br>`Cause they say that the red thread that ties me to you<br>Ties her to me<br><br>This much I can say<br>This much I can do<br>When your heart is empty<br>I`ll try to fill it for you<br>This much I can say<br>This much I can do<br>When your heart is empty<br>I`ll try to fill it for you<br>`Cause I`m the girl who learned to love<br>From watching you<br>Watching you<br>Watching you