Tonight, Take Me as I Am
The cold wind blows under my tattered jacket
Yet I can’t feel anything but heat,
The icy hands of rain pelt upon my face
Though it won’t keep me from saving grace.
Reach for me, and know I am there
No matter what hand of cards you’re dealt.
Such is the memory of what once was
And heaven knows, how I’m flawed.
Take me as I am, hold me in your dreams
Life can take us on a roller coaster ride
From smooth living to the wildest extremes,
So let me be your everlasting guide.
You have seen me at my very best
And even at my ultimate worst,
Your eyes saw nothing but top shelf
And your smile was my greatest wealth.
When times were low, I didn’t see
Them as they appeared to others.
My heart was on an ultimate high
For you were my greatest ally.
There were days that were challenging at best
And yet, you spurred me on.
If it wasn’t for those words of hope
I would surely have slid down that slope.
Take me as I am, hold me in your dreams
Life can take us on a roller coaster ride
From smooth living to the wildest extremes,
So let me be your everlasting guide.
When we flew from Timbuktu to the clouds
Of the invincible Himalayas,
The night was sub-zero and the engines gave out
Dropping so rapidly, we just couldn’t reroute.
Our hearts knew the end result but we could
Never prepare for the final outcome as it were,
Our hands were clasped in those final flashes of time
As we plummeted to the ultimate borderline.
Life had never been sweeter to live
No matter what had come our way,
And we could not live beyond this time
But truly it was an unequal crime.
You didn’t survive that fiery crash,
And The Fates saw fit I would, instead
So your memory keeps me warm inside
And I have thus far complied.
Take me as I am, hold me in your dreams
Life can take us on a roller coaster ride
From smooth living to the wildest extremes,
So let me be your everlasting guide
Where you will keep me by your side
Until the time is right,
When I will again finish the ride
To get to the other side.