I didn't say hello

I DIDN'T SAY HELLO
BY KENNY MERRELL


I SAW YOU IN THE HALL
YOU HAD YOUR ARMS FULL OF BOOKS
YOU WERE HURRYING TO CLASS
YOU NEVER CHANCED TO LOOK
JUST RUSHED BY
IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN
THIS WAS MY LAST TIME TO SEE YOU
I WOULD HAVE WAVED HELLO OR SPOKEN
WE DIDN'T RIDE TO SCHOOL TOGETHER
WE NEVER SPEAK TO EACH OTHER
WHAT DID I DO THAT WAS SO BAD?
YOU CAN TELL ME NOW
IT’S FIFTY YEARS LATER

NOW SOMETIMES I SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
HOW SAD TO REVISIT LOST LOVES
FRIENDSHIP THAT HAS DIED
WITH FEELINGS THAT REMAIN
NEVER TO BE REAWAKENED

IT'S DIFFERENT IN MY DREAMS
ALL THOSE THINGS
I WAS TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY
ARE SPOKEN WITHIN A FRAMEWORK
OF WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN,
BUT ISN'T................

AFTER SUCH A DREAM
IN THE EARLY MORNING LIGHT
JUST BEFORE I AWAKE
I TURN OVER AND EXPECT TO JUMP UP
AND GET READY FOR SCHOOL
BUT THEN SADLY REALIZE
IT'S FIFTY YEARS LATER AND I AM TRAPPED
WITH ONLY MEMORIES OF THAT LAST TIME
I SAW YOU IN THE HALL
ARMS FULL OF BOOKS
AND I DIDN'T SAY HELLO