I remember the warning signs

the words of alarm I just could not hear

and I remember the separate times

when I would have been lost if you had not been near

 

the cold foreboding the surging dread

like thundering waves closing over my head

 

but you were there in my hour of need

you knew what to do you helped me come through

love in this life ain’t guaranteed

but where would I be without you?

 

I think back to the times we shared

the plans and the dreams to make it all work

but somehow you were not prepared

to break from the past to leap in the dark

 

the time has gone and it hurts to see

I can’t do for you what you did for me

 

when you were there in my hour of need

you wrestled me back you got me on track 

love can never be guaranteed

but where would I be without you?

 

I watch as your trouble unfolds

safely here from the outside

how can I offer you help 

when I can’t be part of your life?

 

but you were there in my hour of need

you knew what to do you helped me come through

love can never be guaranteed

but where would I be without you?