Sleeping On The Couch Again
It Use To Be In Your Arms Wrapped So Tight.
Why ?
Whatever happened ?
Is it true ?
You both aren't sleeping together ?
We have heard how the story goes
We don't like how it ends
You decided to leave and go on the couch ?
It's not that the couch isn't comfortable or cozy
Our guests have crashed there many times
Propped up pillow under my head and the glow of Christmas lights blinking
What am I thinking ?
It isn't the same
We use to snuggle all night long
You curled into my body
Like wrapping paper on a roll
Then sometime during the night we turn
This time my arm rubbing your back and shoulder
You smiling and pleased
Silent and totally at ease
Both of us talking
Then as we get tired
Our words turn to whispering
Words of love come out faster than an early snow fall
With Christmas only 12 days away
It's not right
But I insist it has to be this way
Your just being stubborn and pigheaded
When I make up my mind
What's done is done
Well it's time to come clean
Tell you the whole story and leave out no details
One day we were loving each other like always
Then the very next day
Everything different
I couldn't sleep
My wife up all hours of the night
Pacing
I can't take this any more !!!
Please this has to stop
I should of known it would lead to this sooner
Tired as I was I gave it one more night
Thinking this is a bad dream
This isn't really happening
Then the next night I came to my senses
I have to do what every man would do
I grab my pillow and leave the blanket
Bed I am going to miss you
As I walk past the alarm clock
Not you
I hate when you wake me up from a sound sleep
The dark curtains that block out the cold and the light
It is our secret world
Now rolling on my side on the couch
I look at words we have on wooden sign just above the closet door
I love you to the moon and back
How true it is
Wherever we are
Whatever we do
We want to be together
Todays no different
My wife can't get rid of that darn cough
At night it's the worst
As soon as her head hits the pillow
She coughs so hard
I feel so bad
She gets up and sleeps on a chair in the living room
If she isn't laying all the way back
She doesn't cough
She can sleep through the night
So instead of having her sleep alone
Our beds not the same without her
I sleep on the couch two feet away
The medicine has got to work
Almost a week
My wife snoring loudly
Something she never does
I look at her eyes closed
Maybe today will be the day
Her cough will be gone
Then back to our bedroom
Where we both belong
So for all those couples who sleep apart
Find a way to work it out
Sleeping apart is not a good start
When the day turns to another night
Pray and find a way
To fix the problem
It may take time
Give it some real thought
Have you worked so hard
To lead to this
Make changes if necessary
How you feeling babe ?
Better
That's all I can ask
How about you ?
Good
Work it out
Make it happen
Life can be wonderful by each others side
That's where my love is and will stay
Till the day I die
