by Bob

Copyright 1999

On a dark lonely roadway
Cool wind in my hair
The sound of my heartbeat
Rising up in the air
And up ahead in the distance
I saw her shimmering light
My heart grew heavy and my wits got dim
It was love at first sight.

She sat by the campfire
I wish I had Aphrodite's bell
To be the man I want to be
So she will love me as well
As I got to the campfire
She looked up into my eyes
I wondered if I should tell her the truth
Or keep telling her lies

Joxer you're not the man that she needs
She's got a lovely face, (a lovely face), yes a lovely face
There's plenty of room in my heart here for your love
Anytime your near, (anytime your nea), I can feel it here.

She's so beautiful in the firelight
The warm glow of her skin
GULP
I sat down across from my beloved
And knew just where to begin
Gabrielle I love you
You are the light of my life
I will try to make you happy
will you please be my wife?

She looked at me in silence
I got a feeling of dread
And she said
I don't love you like that my friend
And we can never wed.
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake me up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say

Tell her you love her, and all will be well
But it wasn't a surprise, (no never a surprise), and she told me no lies.

I then felt my heart crack
And I thought I would die
And she said Joxer would you look at me
And please don't you cry
Joxer I've know that you loved me
But I'm afraid to love someone again
I'm still in love with my husband
But can't we still be friends?

Last thing I remember
I was running for the road
I had to find another part of me
One that she could never goad.
Good night I heard behind me
As I got swallowed up in the night
The tears slowly going down my face
And my fists clenched very tight