Penelope
Is it you
Have my prayers
been answered
Is it really
you standing there
or am I dreaming
once more
You look different
your eyes look tired
Your frame is lighter
your smile torn
Is it really you
my love
I am not the man
you fell in love with
I am not the man
you once adored
I am not your kind
and gentle husband
And I am not the love
you knew before
Would you fall in love
with me again
If you knew
all I've done
The things
I cannot change
Would you love me
all the same
I know
that you've been
waiting waiting for love
What kinds of things
did you do
Left a trail of red
on every island
As I traded friends
like objects
I could use
Hurt more lives
than I can count
on my hands
But all of that
was to bring me
back to you
So tell me
Would you fall in love
with me again
If you knew
all I've done
The things
I can't undo
I am not the man
you knew
I know
that you've been
waiting waiting
If that's true
could you do me a favor
Just a moment of labor
that would bring me
some peace
See that wedding bed
Could you carry it over
Lift it high
on your shoulders
and take it far away
from here
How could you
say this
I had built
that wedding bed
with my blood and sweat
Carved it
into the olive tree
where we first met
A symbol
of our love everlasting
Do you realize
what you have asked me
The only way to move it
is to cut it
from its roots
Only my husband
knew that
So I guess
that makes him you
Penelope
I will fall in love
with you
over and over again
I don't care how
where or when
No matter how long
it's been you're mine
Don't tell me
you're not the same person
You're always my husband
and I've been
waiting waiting
Penelope
Waiting waiting
Penelope
Waiting waiting
Waiting oh
For you
How long has it been
Twenty years
I
I love you