Path

I walk you
Every single day
At first you
Just showed me the way

So I kept the line
And got it right
Brought me out of dark
And in to light

And as my confidence
Began to grow
I'd drift away
From you, I know

Find my own tack
Or course to run
Sometimes I forgot
Where I'd begun

I'd look back
And not recognise
The track was wrong
I was not so wise

Ploughing on
I didn't see
How unkind
This path was to me

Took me places
That I'd hate
And to leave
I simply could not wait

Find another
Plot to steer
And hope that
I would find you near

Without ever knowing
You were there
That you'd love
And for me care

And the path was
One that you'd laid
So I'd not feel
Alone, afraid

That it would bring
My heart close by
And you'd be comforted
As much as I

Just for now
Amble with pride
Along the path
Our hearts reside

Though soon our course
Will separate
As our lives
Gently dictate

But travel on
I will with smile
Hope that our paths
Cross once in a while