Because I have nothing

The smile on your face
the calmness of your heart
the warmth of your embrace
is like sunshine on the morning grass.

I wonder if I should wait it out
or, tell it to you all out.
For my feelings, heart, my life
it's all at stake.
But perhaps if I just told you
it'd lessen my heart ache?

Because I have nothing
you can have so much more than me.
You can have the mountains of the riches
the rain of the Amazon
the camels by the Nile
just by your smile.

Because I have nothing
but hope.
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The hope to grow old
the hope to be bold
the hope to stay
whether it's happiness or dismay.
The hope to kneel
the hope to feel
the hope of happiness
Come whatever that may.
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The hope to respect
the hope of having no regret
the hope to live with you,
and, with you, to die.
The hope that like cotton threads, we weave
the hope to love deeply and believe.
The hope to hold your hand,
to run away with you and fly.

Because I have nothing.
I have no pots of gold
no treasures to which I have the key.
But, I'd tell you our love story
If you'd just sit down and listen to me.

Because I have nothing.
In this cold stormy weather,
my lips may be chapped, my hands may be cold.
But just let me hold you, my dear
'Cause I have soul of the bold and only warmth in my hold.

I think of you when I am awake.
think of you when I am asleep.
Next time you walk the hilly slopes of San Francisco
Just remember, there's a boy walking around
wearing his heart on his sleeve.

In the drought of my life
I don’t know what to seek or where to hide.
All I want to do is
become one with you and never divide.

And, until then,
I am waiting.
Waiting for you to grant my wish
waiting for you to come to the other side.
And, until then,
I am waiting like a beach,
with my arms wide open,
waiting for your ocean’s tide.