You’re Just a Man

Love took a dive, again

Hit rock bottom

Gasping like a drowning friend

I had you walking on water

Till the bitter end

But on dry land, I see

You’re just a man

Love took a dive, again

Your stock was off the charts

But you blew the trend

And broke a billion hearts

At the top of your game

The dividend was pain

And as I crash-land I see

You’re just a man

A man who asks all the right questions

A man who remembers every tear

A man who looks me in the eyes, tells me lies

Lies I want to hear

I took a dive, again

Sunk like a bullet-ridden body out to sea

You said I was the living end

I was your friend

Then you rocked the boat

and spilled whatever joy was left to spend

Love took a dive, again

It takes a dive again

Again, and again, and again, and again, and again

And as I let go of your hand

I finally understand

You’re just a man

© 2016 Britta Lee Shain