Walking Down the Road

By H. Thomas Saylor

It seemed more like the end of summer 

But summer is past and fall will soon be gone

And time in a bottle is not for sale today

Suddenly the day is done

The sun is setting, you just can’t hold on.



I didn’t want to believe the dream was over

There was not a day, not and hour

You know, I always felt the same 

There was no moment, no runaway train

Just a realization, I held a wilting flower.



And I’ve been walking down the road

Waiting for our paths to cross again

If truth be told, love makes me even though I’m lost

Moving toward something

I keep talking to myself

Knowing that the years are changing both of us 

Trying to convince my heart

You’re not in love with someone else.



I’ve been killing time with impostors

Honest hearts commit, all but me

If finding true love is just by chance

Incidental circumstance

Forgive me if I wait for something more sublime. 



And I’ve been walking down the road 

Waiting for our paths to cross again

Up country hillsides, down to valleys low

I’ve got this strange feeling

It’s déjà vu…visiting all the places I’ve been.



And I remember the light in your eyes

Silken hair against the sky

You tilt your head, looking down and smiling

Suddenly sun gives way to rain

Each drop a drop of pain

You walk away with him
Now he’s the one
I’m feeling weak



Is it rain on my cheek or tears running down my empty face

My love, can’t you see me aching?

I’ve been lost in some dark places

But I am finding my way

Still searching for you among the faces

Dreaming of the day.



So I’ll keep walking down the road

Waiting for winter to pass

For the sun of spring time to warm my soul gone cold

Promising the return of moonlit summer nights

Shooting stars burning bright

The passion in my heart, love off the chart

Around the next corner-there in the light

I’ll find you again, and we’ll never have to part.