Last Chance Waltz

<br>from Home Again<br>..............................................<br><br>I`m standing before my old high school.<br>It`s been 10 yrs since I touched the door.<br>But to heal the old pain we must face it again<br>so I`ll walk down that hallway once more.<br><br>I have come to this 10 yr reunion for my heart is still pris`ner of war.<br>`n if I find it`s alright we`re escaping tonight.<br>That`s what I came back here for.<br><br>Won`t you please waltz with me?<br>I feel like I`m just like I used to be<br>my heart is locked up here so quietly<br>believing that you hold the key.<br><br>Won`t you please waltz me free?<br>The turns of our steps are untangling me,<br>free from some dragged around memory<br>and the rusty old remnants of fear.<br><br>And after 10 years,<br>I`m melting the shackles with tears.<br><br>I`m as nervous as if its still high school.<br>You`re happily married I know.<br>But it`s not just this dance that I`m asking you for.<br>I`m asking you ten years ago.<br><br>Remember I wrote in your yearbook?<br>Could you please waste some time on me?<br>There`s just a few things I must tell you,<br>but that`s as brave as I could be.<br><br>Won`t you please waltz with me?<br>I feel like I`m just like I used to be<br>my heart is locked up here so quietly<br>believing that you hold the key.<br><br>Won`t you please waltz me free?<br>The turns of our steps are untangling me,<br>free from some dragged around memory<br>and the rusty old remnants of fear.<br><br>And after 10 years,<br>I`m melting the shackles with tears.<br><br>..............................................<br><br>В© David Wilcox, all rights reserved