THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS
ASHLEY'S GARDENS
( . o O DANCING ON THE WINGS OF FANTASY O o . )
...THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE... (I HOPE...) THERE'S ALWAYS HOPE...
THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS...THE WRITTEN GARDENS
ASHLEY'S GARDENS
( . o O DANCING ON THE WINGS OF FANTASY O o . )
I can hold back a lot longer
but I don't want to anymore
I trust you enough right now
to open every door
and that may seem foolish to some
and strange to those who fear
but showing and sharing my love
is just why I'm here
and I can still feel the fires that burned me before
and the pains of others loves who've closed their doors
but I've looked into your eyes long enough to know
I want you to inspire more of my love to flow
so I open my gardens for you
and I welcome you to come inside
and I give you the keys to my kingdom
with no pretense or false pride
and if others tell me I'm half crazy
still others tell me I'm insane
but they never felt what I'm feeling
they put up walls in their brain
sure I can still feel the traumas of past failures
and I know some scars will never fully heal
but I still refuse to become my own jailer
I will allow my heart to feel (and how you make it feel)
the look in your eyes
when you look at me
the smile on your lips
drives me crazy
the sound of your voice
when you talk to me
what can I say
what can I do
how can I show you
my heart is true
I'll take it slow
respecting you
because you ask me to
but Ashley look at me
can't you see how much I want you?
but I shall not sing this song until you're ready
for I want you to be sure inside
when you know me as I know myself
you'll see there's no reason to hide
and I believe I know you enough already
to share my deepest secrets with you
I'm trusting my instincts, trusting myself
and my heart's voice tells me to trust you
I believe in you and feel your heart is true
so I open my gardens to you
I don't want to touch you
yet I want to hold you
I want the moment we embrace
to be just right
I don't want to touch you
yet I want to kiss you
I want the moment we connect
to be just right
I'm a seeker of perfection
living a quixotic dream
most people tell me I'm crazy
but they've not seen what I've seen
I'm on a quest for the whole truth
not just riding a moonbeam
I want to actualize true love
and all that it can mean
on this planet still so blue and green
I resist my desires
out of respect for you
but I feel burning fires
when I'm next to you
I hold back my passions
giving us both time
for I want it to be perfect
when we come to rhyme
I'm one of the true believers
living dreams others abuse
keeping promises most ignore
sharing love that most refuse
I will not stop or go easy
I will die before I quit
I want to actualize true love
and share every part of it
in this reality
my fantasy
is to share every last bit
of all that can be
honest and free
and from where I sit
this world doesn't give a - shhhhh.......
I can keep a secret
they don't want to know
everybody is free
to choose how and where they go
but they are not the point here
this song is for you
so say I don't want to touch you
until your love is true
but I want you to know
how much I want to love you
How Much I Want To Love You
Ric Candor ©1993, 2000
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