By My Side

Well first light I’m headed out
Won’t be back for sometime
So few pleasures were allowed
Precious moments like tonight
I’d love to ask of you
To be here when I return
And I’ll look forward if you do
But if you don’t I won’t feel spurned
Cause there’s too many times
I’ve failed though I’ve tried
And too many nights
Without you by my side
Now I’m still too young
To give up on love so pure
But I’m much too old
To believe that anything is sure
So babe tonight
Can I have you by my side?
They say the Lord took from Adam
A rib from his side
Created a companion
And a place to symbolize
And I’ve had many a companion
Who walked ahead and who walked behind
And it feels so right to have one
Finally have one by my side
In earlier years
When time was on my side
Squandered love in fear
Confused with lust, consumed with pride
I sense those days are near an end
From the whispers my soul hears
Humbled by years I can’t rescind
And how seldom love appears
Yeah babe tonight can I have you by my side