To stop the hands of time

Was just browsing through an old blog... and I stumbled across the story of my love life, summed up in one song.

I co-wrote the lyrics to this song almost two years ago (how time flies!) with someone who meant something to me in some other chapter of my life. Funny how two years on, it still carries so much meaning.

The right person at the wrong time - that's the story of my life. And if there's anything I've learned from having to say so many goodbyes is that when it comes down to it, what makes or breaks love... is time.

wish i had a superpower
to stop the hands of time
wish the world moved a little slower
so you wouldn’t go so fast

wish you didn’t have to go
but the end is drawing nearer
would be nice if you could stay
cos i’m really gonna miss you

if i had one wish
i’d wish for you
to stay with me forever
in this moment
if i had one chance
i’d make you believe
that we can make it through if you wouldn’t leave

wish we didn’t have to wonder
bout the way it could turn out
if we had a different ending
to the page we’re writing on

i dont wanna know if your going to go

The problem with time, I've learned... is that it eventually runs out. -Dear John

"Dreams are always crushing when they don't come true. But it's the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable. You're always close enough to touch, but never quite close enough to hold and it's enough to break your heart." -Three Weeks with My Brother, Nicholas Sparks

"We sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel content. The young, brash and impatient, must always break the silence. It is a waste, for silence is pure. Silence is holy. It draws people together because only those who are comfortable with each other can sit without speaking. This is the great paradox." -The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks

"My daddy said, that the first time you fall in love, it changes you forever and no matter how hard you try, that feeling just never goes away." -The Notebook, Nicholas Sparks