LOVERS LAMENT

as we lay here naked
nothing between us
but raspy breathing
and the cool air
that chills the sweat on our skin

i thought you could replace her

i thought you were her
but you're not
you're not  her
you never were
that freezes the blood in my veins

i thought you could replace her

i am holding you
the same way I held her
a shadow, an echo
i should let you go
that thought stopped cold in my head

i thought you could replace her

i can't love you
the way I loved her
because she loved me
and you don't love anything
i start to shiver, when reality hits

i thought you could replace her

i'm dying here
as we lie here naked
nothing between us
but raspy breathing
and the cool air makes you sweat

i thought you could replace her

i hold you in my hand
your moisture covers my fingers
i bring you to my lips
and i taste you
as i drink you in...

i thought you could replace her

i light a cigarette
and look over at you
and i feel the tears
roll down my cheeks
as i bring you to my lips again

i thought you could replace her

this glass grows heavy
the more i drink from it
shame tastes like tears
whiskey and ice
and it tastes like pain

i thought you could replace her

and you did